Refractory Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Patient with Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis

Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) can cause ossification of ligaments and may affect the spine. We report a case of obstructive sleep apnea in a patient with significant upper airway narrowing secondary to cervical DISH. This patient had an initial apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of 145 eve...

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Autores principales: Darakjian, Ara, Darakjian, Ani B., Chang, Edward T., Camacho, Macario
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5120192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27957370
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4906863

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5120192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27957370
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4906863

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