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Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) with Target Controlled Infusion (TCI) and Bispectral Analysis in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Resolution of obstructive sleep apnoea after resection of a pleomorphic salivary adenoma
Aidan J Adams1, Alan R Patterson, Garrett Brady
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Leeds Dental Institute, Clarendon Way, Leeds LS2 9LU, United Kingdom. runningdentist@hotmail.com
The British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
|December 13, 2006
Abstract:
We describe a 54-year-old man whose obstructive sleep apnoea was cured by resection of a pleomorphic salivary adenoma, and emphasise the importance of a full examination of the upper airway in the assessment of a patient with symptoms of sleep apnoea.
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