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Two Cases of Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Induced by Neck Radiotherapy Treated with an Oral Device
- Source :
- Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery. 15:400-403
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2015.
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Abstract
- Sleep apnea has been shown to be more prevalent in patients who underwent radiotherapy and or surgery for head and neck cancer. Here we describe two cases of severe OSAS induced by surgery and radiotherapy, treated by Mandibular Advancing Devices as an alternative option to continuous positive airway pressure.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Oral appliance
medicine.medical_treatment
Case Report
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
stomatognathic system
medicine
Continuous positive airway pressure
030223 otorhinolaryngology
business.industry
Head and neck cancer
Sleep apnea
medicine.disease
respiratory tract diseases
Surgery
Obstructive sleep apnea
Plastic surgery
Otorhinolaryngology
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Anesthesia
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Oral Surgery
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 0974942X and 09728279
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c7f8720f849865e2852866e60b357e95