Cephalometric Evaluation in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea undergoing Lateral Pharyngoplasty
Conclusion The longer the distance between the hyoid bone and the mandibular plane, the greater the preoperative AHI, and LP was an effective OSA treatment. Cephalometric variables are not able to modify or determine the success of LP in apneic patients in the population assessed. [...] Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. Rua do Matoso 170, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 20270-135, BrazilArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents | Abstract | open access Full text
Source: International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Zanco, Stephanie Regiane Prata Ferreira Duarte, Bruno Bernardo Almeida, Aur élio Rochael Mendon ça, José Alexandre Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
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