title: Uvulopalatorrhaphy in a case of obstructive sleep apnoea.
abstract: A reversible uvulopalatorrhaphy is reported in a case of obstructive sleep apnoea. The patient had an abnormally long uvula but no skeletal abnormality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Thatte
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen