Factors associated with lingual tonsil hypertrophy in Canadian adults

BACKGROUND: Hypertrophy of the lingual tonsil tissue in the adult patient is thought to contribute to the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea. The underlying etiology of lingual tonsil hypertrophy (LTH) in the adult patient is unclear and likely multifactorial. Previous studies have suggested...

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Autores principales: Harris, Matthew S., Rotenberg, Brian W., Roth, Kathryn, Sowerby, Leigh J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Original Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5392952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28412967
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40463-017-0209-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5392952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28412967
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40463-017-0209-z

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