Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) Versus Non-TORS Tongue Resection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

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Abstract

To compare transoral robotic surgery (TORS) versus non-TORS tongue resection procedures performed for obstructive sleep apnea from January 2010 to September 2015 using a national database, focusing on patient characteristics, performance of concurrent procedures, operative time, length of hospital stay, and postoperative complications.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Laryngoscope

Title: The Laryngoscope

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN (Electronic): 1531-4995

ISSN (Print): 0023-852X

Publication date (Electronic): May 2021

Volume: 131

Issue: 5

Affiliations

[1 ] USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, USA.

[2 ] Department of Internal Medicine, NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, New York, USA.

[3 ] Department of Neurology and Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC and Division of Dental Public Health & Pediatric Dentistry, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, Los Angeles, California, USA.

[4 ] Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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DOI: 10.1002/lary.29316

PubMed ID: 33314211

SO-VID: c5d1d325-65f6-4cca-9e29-bf8fe8d3bcae

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Keywords: obstructive sleep apnea,surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea,sleep medicine

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Keywords: obstructive sleep apnea, surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, sleep medicine

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