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The relationship of tongue fat content and efficacy of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in Chinese patients with obstructive sleep apnea

BACKGROUND: To investigate the relationship between tongue fat content and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and its effects on the efficacy of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) in the Chinese group. METHOD: Fifty-two participants concluded to this study were diagnosed as OSA by performing po...

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Autores principales: Zhao, Bingjie, Cao, Zine, Xie, Yushan, Shi, Yewen, Zhang, Yitong, Liu, Shiyu, Chen, Xi, Ma, Lina, Niu, Xiaoxin, Su, Yonglong, Feng, Yani, Lian, Chunfeng, Ren, Xiaoyong, Liu, Haiqin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10463434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37635206
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02144-x