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The effect of tongue base suspension with uvulopalato-pharyngoplasty on sleep quality in obstructive sleep apnea

The objective was to investigate whether tongue base suspension with uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is beneficial on polysomnography analysis for sleep quality in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) anatomically classified as Fujita type III (small tonsils and a bulky tongue base). In the...

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Autores principales: Tsou, Yung-An, Huang, Chen-Wei, Wu, Tsu-Fang, Hung, Lung-Wen, Chang, Wen-Dien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5993727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29884835
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-27094-w