To evaluate both the influence of the volume of the excised base of tongue (BOT) on the surgical outcome after robotic tongue reduction in patients affected by obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the role of the lymphatic or muscular predominance within the removed tissue.

Trans-Oral Robotic Tongue Reduction for OSA: Does Lingual Anatomy Influence the Surgical Outcome?

Stomeo, Francesco;Vicini, Claudio
2018

Abstract

To evaluate both the influence of the volume of the excised base of tongue (BOT) on the surgical outcome after robotic tongue reduction in patients affected by obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the role of the lymphatic or muscular predominance within the removed tissue.
2018
Cammaroto, Giovanni; Meccariello, Giuseppe; Costantini, Matteo; Stomeo, Francesco; Hoff, Paul; Montevecchi, Filippo; Vicini, Claudio
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