Surgery for Sleep Disordered Breathing

• Main Authors: Hörmann, Karl (Author), Verse, Thomas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: Dentistry.; Medicine.; Respiratory organs > Diseases.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Surgery.; Oral surgery.; Maxillofacial surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.

The treatment of sleep disordered breathing has been enriched by the development of various new and largely surgical techniques. The question of which treatment best suits each individual patient has become a highly sophisticated decision. Among others, the most important factors for selecting the m...