Z-palatopharyngoplasty plus radiofrequency tongue base reduction for moderate/severe obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 130, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1070-1076

  Lin, Hsin Ching ^a   Friedman, Michael ^b,c   Chang, Hsueh Wen ^d   Su, Mao Chang ^a   Wilson, Meghan ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome; Sleep apnea; Snoring; Surgical outcome; Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty; Z palatoplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPNEA INDEX; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOSURGERY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROAT SURGERY; TONGUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; Z PALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PHARYNX; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; TONGUE;

EID: 77956049812     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016481003606240     Document Type: Article

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