title: Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Due to Massive Cervical Lipohypertrophy.
abstract: Obstructive sleep apnea is a difficult problem to deal with. Many studies on the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea were performed in the past, and we present cervical lipohypertrophy causing severe obstructive sleep apnea in this article.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery †Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Bandirma State Hospital, Balikesir ‡Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alper Mete
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ugurlu
authors.forename: Tolga
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ersozlu
authors.forename: Salih Onur
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Basat
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ceran
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology*