Open AccessEfficacy of Coblation Endoscopic Lingual Lightening in Multilevel Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Author(s) -
HsuehYu Li,
LiAng Lee,
Eric J. Kezirian
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama otolaryngology–head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.571
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 2168-619X
pISSN - 2168-6181
DOI - 10.1001/jamaoto.2015.3859
Subject(s) - obstructive sleep apnea , medicine , sleep (system call) , sleep apnea , apnea , anesthesia , computer science , operating system
Multilevel obstruction is involved in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Coblation endoscopic lingual lightening (CELL) is a variation of glossectomy to reduce tongue collapse and can be considered in the surgical management of adults with OSA.
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