title: A permanent tube-free tracheostomy in a morbidly obese patient with severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. ron@eliashar.com
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eliashar
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goldfarb
authors.forename: Menachem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: Jean-Yves
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Sichel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000379:methods*