title: Obstructive sleep apnea refractory to treatment due to floppy epiglottis.
authors.affiliation: Departamiento de Neumologia, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário do Coimbra-Hospital Geral, Coimbra, Portugal. Electronic address: inesanches@portugalmail.pt.
authors.forename: Inês
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sanches
authors.affiliation: Cientro de Medicina del Sueño, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário do Coimbra-Hospital Geral, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Vitória
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: Cientro de Medicina del Sueño, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário do Coimbra-Hospital Geral, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: José Moutinho Dos
authors.initials: JMD
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004724:Endoscopy; D004826:Epiglottitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000503:physiopathology; D017286:Polysomnography; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy; D015431:Weight Loss