Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Due to Massive Cervical Lipohypertrophy
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Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy DISE with Target Controlled Infusion TCI and Bispectral Analysis in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Published on: December 6, 2016
Alper Mete Ugurlu1, Tolga Ersozlu, Salih Onur Basat
1*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.
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.
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