title: Expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty for obstructive sleep apnea: an update to the recent meta-analysis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Sleep Surgery and Medicine, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tripler Army Medical Center, 1 Jarrett White Road, Honolulu, HI, 96859, USA. drcamachoent@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Macario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Camacho
authors.affiliation: Division of Sleep Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, CA, 95304, USA.
authors.forename: Soroush
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zaghi
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Via Massarenti 9, Bologna, 40138, Italy.
authors.forename: Ottavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Piccin
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Sleep Medicine Centre, Hospital CUF & CHEDV, 4100-180, Porto, Portugal.|CINTESIS, Centre for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, University of Porto, 4200-450, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Certal
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010614:Pharynx; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
keywords: Expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty; Meta-analysis; Sleep apnea syndromes