Bipolar radiofrequency induced thermotherapy of the tongue base: Its complications, acceptance and effectiveness under local anesthesia

Keyphrases

• Snoring 100%
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea-hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS) 100%
• Base of Tongue 100%
• Local Anesthesia 100%
• Bipolar Radiofrequency 100%
• Radiofrequency-induced Thermotherapy 100%
• Adverse Complications 60%
• Adverse Events 40%
• Moderate to Severe 40%
• Drug-induced Sleep Endoscopy 40%
• Visual Analog Scale 40%
• Polysomnography 40%
• Consecutive Patients 20%
• Patient-completed 20%
• Additional Treatment 20%
• Postoperative Complications 20%
• Simple Procedure 20%
• Hematoma 20%
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea 20%
• Sleep Apnea 20%
• Base Level 20%
• Hypersomnolence 20%
• Abscess 20%
• Multi-level Treatment 20%
• Globus 20%
• Retrospective Review 20%
• Adverse Event Rates 20%
• Open Enrollment 20%
• Postoperative Adverse Events 20%
• Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea 20%
• Positive Trend 20%
• Tongue Deviation 20%
• No Complication 20%

Medicine and Dentistry

• Base 100%
• Tongue 100%
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea 100%
• Local Anesthesia 100%
• Heat Therapy 100%
• Adverse Event 66%
• Endoscopy 33%
• Obstruction 33%
• Visual Analog Scale 33%
• Polysomnography 33%
• Infection 16%
• Postoperative Complication 16%
• Venous Ulcer 16%
• Hematoma 16%
• Hypersomnia 16%
• Globus 16%
• Abscess 16%

Neuroscience

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea 100%
• Polysomnography 33%
• Hypersomnia 16%
• Hematoma 16%