Microdebrider-assisted uvulopalatoplasty

Abstract

This report describes 3 years’ experience with the microdebrider as a safe and reasonable alternative to CO₂ laser for uvulopalatoplasty. The cost and compact size of the equipment, as well as the ease of surgery, are the main advantages for microdebrider-assisted surgery. (Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998;119:131-3.)

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