Uvulotomy
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A uvulotomy or staphylotomy is any cutting operation performed on the uvula.[1]
The procedure was performed in European medieval medicine. The Norwegian Eiríkr Hákonarson bled to death following such an operation.[2]
Uvulotomy is employed in folk medicine in Tigray.[3]
In the 19th century uvulotomy was used as an experimental treatment to treat snoring.[4]
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References
- Finlay, Alison (editor and translator) (2004). Fagrskinna, a Catalogue of the Kings of Norway. Brill Academic Publishers. ISBN 9004131728
- Mathew, Oommen P. et. al. (1988). Respiratory Function of the Upper Airway'. Marcel Dekker. ISBN 0824778022
- Uvulotomy Biology Online entry
- Tigrean Cultural Profile EthnoMed article