Evaluating the effectiveness of barbed reposition palatopharyngoplasty compared to uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
Abstract Background The majority of obstructive sleep apnea cases involve the oropharynx. The hypercollapsibility of the upper airway walls (UAWs) was the cause of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), which most often manifested itself at the retropalatal and/or retrolingual level. Modular and a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2023-06-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43163-023-00454-8 |