Multilevel radiofrequency ablation for snoring and OSAHS patients therapy: Long-term outcomes

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 269, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 321-330

  De Vito, Andrea ^a,c   Frassineti, Sabrina ^a   Panatta, Maria Laura ^a   Montevecchi, Filippo ^a   Canzi, Pietro ^b   Vicini, Claudio ^a  

^a MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome; Radiofrequency ablation; Simple snoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84857057090     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: 14344726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-011-1637-4     Document Type: Article

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