Successful Hypoglossal Nerve Upper Airway Stimulator Implantation After Chemoradiotherapy for Oropharynx Malignancy Complicated by Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis
| Autor: | Steven G. Hoshal, Scott C. Fuller |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Hypoglossal Nerve Prior Radiation business.industry Osteoradionecrosis Cancer medicine.disease Malignancy respiratory tract diseases Surgery Obstructive sleep apnea 03 medical and health sciences Oropharyngeal Neoplasms 0302 clinical medicine Otorhinolaryngology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Humans Embryo Implantation 030223 otorhinolaryngology Airway business Hypoglossal nerve Chemoradiotherapy |
| Zdroj: | Ear, nose,throat journal. 102(1) |
| ISSN: | 1942-7522 |
| Popis: | This case demonstrates the first successful treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with hypoglossal nerve upper airway stimulation in a patient with prior radiation for oropharynx cancer complicated by osteoradionecrosis of the mandible. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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