title: Treatment of trigger-point hypersensitivity of gag reflex following surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94115, USA. eugene.kim@ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Eugene Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Courey
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kezirian
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005683:Gagging / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D061028:Trigger Points / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery