Tongue base suspension and radiofrequency volume reduction: a comparison between 2 techniques for the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 401-406

  Fibbi, Antonio ^a   Ameli, Franco ^a   Brocchetti, Fabio ^a   Mignosi, Sofia ^a   Cabano, Maria Eloisa ^a   Semino, Lucia ^a  

^a San Paolo Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LINGUAL SUSPENSION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY VOLUME REDUCTION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BODY MASS INDEX; CATHETER ABLATION; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONGUE; TONGUE DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73049088048     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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