Contemporary Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has been available in some form for greater than three decades. Early management for airway obstruction during sleep relied on tracheotomy which although life saving was not well accepted by patients. In the early eighties two new forms o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nelson B. Powell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2009-09-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.e-ceo.org/upload/pdf/ceo-2-107.pdf