A<unk>  or staphylotomy is any cutting operation performed on the uvula. The procedure was performed in European medieval medicine. The Norwegian Eiríkr Hákonarson bled to death following such an operation.<unk>  is employed in folk medicine in Tigray. In the 19th century<unk>  came to be used as a treatment for snoring. See uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. Its CPT 2009 code is "42140, Uvulectomy".
Uvulotomy
Uvulopalatoplasty
Rubber band ligation
Hegar dilators
Vascular snare
Myringotomy
Septal myectomy
Angioplasty