Laser palatoplasty for snoring due to palatal flutter: a further report
- 1 August 1994
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Otolaryngology
- Vol. 19 (4) , 350-351
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2273.1994.tb01245.x
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to report the longer term results of laser palatoplasty which 1 developed in the early part of 1992. The early results of this procedure were published in the Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and showed that 14 of 16 patients had good snoring control while two did not. Since then a further three patients have relapsed so that five patients out of 16 (34%) must be considered failures. Only a larger series and longer follow-up can determine whether or not laser palatoplasty has a place in the management of snoring.Keywords
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