Uvulopalatorrhaphy in a case of obstructive sleep apnoea.
A reversible uvulopalatorrhaphy is reported in a case of obstructive sleep apnoea. The patient had an abnormally long uvula but no skeletal abnormality.
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Bombay, India.
Sharma
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D000368:Aged; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D014609:Uvula / Q000601:surgery*
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen