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Excision of Uvula

Known as: Uvulectomy 
Surgery involving the complete removal of the uvula.
National Institutes of Health

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AblationHead and neck structurePharyngeal structureUvula of palate

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Review
2010
Review
2010
A community survey of practices related to risk factors for liver diseases among adults in Ilorin metropolis
Liver diseases are common in Africa and account for high morbidity and mortality. Hospital-based analyses indicate that acute… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Uvulectomy as an epidemiological factor in neonatal tetanus mortality:- observations from a cluster survey.
  • E. Co
  • 1994
  • Corpus ID: 79344831
: A total of 2,623 live-births were recorded over a 12-month period during a cluster survey on Neonatal tetanus (NNT) mortality… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
A survey of harmful traditional practices in Ethiopia.
This study examined attitudes and beliefs toward selected harmful traditional practices (HTPs) among health workers in Ethiopia… 
1990
1990
Cultural practices in Nigeria.
Nigeria has a rich cultural heritage. Cultural practices include extended family; adequate care for new mothers for 40 days after… 
1982
1982
Mutilation of the uvula among Bedouins of the South Sinai.
Mutilation of the uvula, as practiced by various tribes of Bedouins in the South Sinai, was discovered while carrying out… 
1982
1982
Hazards of traditional uvulectomy in Nigeria.
1980
1980
Impaired sexual maturation associated with sleep apnea syndrome during puberty: a case study.
A 20-year-old hypogonadal man was discovered to have had obstructive sleep apnea syndrome--secondary to hypertrophied tonsils… 
1965
1965
UVULECTOMY, ETHNIC MUTILATION OF PROPHYLACTIC SURGERY?AN ORIENTAL TALE.
  • C. Apffel
  • Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
  • 1965
  • Corpus ID: 45619998
DURING MANY YEARS of medical practice in northern Morocco, I often met patients who had no uvula. The rim of the soft palate… 
1965
1965
Uvulectomy in coastal Tanzania.
1965
1965
Uvulectomy in coastal Tanzania.