Tongue suspension: An evidence-based review and comparison to hypopharyngeal surgery for OSA

Laryngoscope

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 329-336

  Handler, Ethan ^a   Hamans, Evert ^b   Goldberg, Andrew N ^c   Mickelson, Samuel ^d  

^a Department of Head and Neck Surgery Kaiser Permanente ^*  (United States)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Nose and Throat Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

genioglossus advancement; hyoid suspension; hypopharyngeal; multilevel surgery; OSA; Tongue suspension

Indexed keywords

APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; BODY MASS; CHIN NUMBNESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; GENIOGLOSSUS ADVANCEMENT WITH HYOID SUSPENSION; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; HYPOPHARYNGEAL OBSTRUCTION; HYPOPHARYNGEAL SURGERY; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; ORAL PARESTHESIA; ORAL SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARYNX DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SUTURE BASED TONGUE SUSPENSION; SUTURE REMOVAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROAT SURGERY; TOOTH INJURY; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION; HYPOPHARYNX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SUTURE; TONGUE; GENIOGLOSSUS ADVANCEMENT; HYOID SUSPENSION; HYPOPHARYNGEAL; MULTILEVEL SURGERY; OSA; TONGUE SUSPENSION;

HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SUTURES; TONGUE;

GENIOGLOSSUS ADVANCEMENT; HYOID SUSPENSION; HYPOPHARYNGEAL; MULTILEVEL SURGERY; OSA; TONGUE SUSPENSION;

EID: 84895848249     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.24187     Document Type: Review

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