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Is there a relationship between tonsil volume and the success of pharyngeal surgery among adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea?

OBJECTIVES: Hypertrophic palatine tonsils play a role in the blockage of the upper airway, one of the known causes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Therefore, it is possible that there is an association between tonsil size and the success of pharyngeal surgery during OSA treatment. The main objecti...

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Autores principales: Matarredona-Quiles, Silvia, Carrasco-Llatas, Marina, Apodaca, Paula Martínez-Ruíz de, Ortega-Beltrá, Noelia, Dalmau-Galofre, José
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9801021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35184978
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjorl.2021.12.002