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Volumes of Velopharyngeal and Glossopharyngeal Airway Were Not Changed after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: Report of Three Cases [PDF]
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2016 Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in velopharyngeal and glossopharyngeal airway morphology and volume after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in three adult obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients who had bilateral large tonsils ...
Yoichi Nishimura +8 more
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Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy in the treatment of severe OSAS [PDF]
B-ENT, 2009 Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy in the treatment of severe OSAS. Objective: To establish the efficacy of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy for treating selected patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome ...
S. Gallina +4 more
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The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2023 Background The majority of obstructive sleep apnea cases involve the oropharynx. The hypercollapsibility of the upper airway walls (UAWs) was the cause of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), which most often manifested itself at the retropalatal and/
Ahmed Ahmed Kamel +3 more
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Outcome Prediction Model for Radiofrequency Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with Tonsillectomy in Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Retrospective Cohort Study [PDF]
Biomedicine HubIntroduction: Knowing an individualized outcome prediction is essential when counseling patients before surgery. We aim to identify predictors and build a model for the outcome of radiofrequency uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy (rfUPPP + TE).
Samuel Tschopp +4 more
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Effect of Isolated Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty on Subjective Obstructive Sleep Apnea Symptoms [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2013 ObjectivesThe aims of this study were 1) to evaluate the effect of isolated uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) on subjective obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) symptoms in adult patients regardless of the response to surgery, and ultimately 2) to investigate ...
Ji Ho Choi +7 more
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Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2010 Background and Objective : Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is a commonly used surgical technique for oropharyngeal reconstruction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This procedure can be done either through the classic or the laser-assisted
Abu El-ella Mahmoud +5 more
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Mechanisms Underlying Improvement in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome by Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty [PDF]
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2017 In a previous case report, we determined for the first time that uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) does not change the volume of the upper airway but causes morphological changes in the entire upper airway.
Takahisa Yamamoto +4 more
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B-ENT, 2013 Comparing anterior palatoplasty and modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for primary snoring patients: preliminary results. Objectives: To evaluate and compare the long-term efficacy of modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (mUP3) and anterior palatoplasty ...
K. S. Ugur +5 more
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AIP Advances, 2021 Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is a widely accepted surgery to treat patients with obstructive sleep apnea. However, the outcomes of surgery are variable and not satisfactory in many cases.
Yan Shang +4 more
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Comparison of postoperative bleeding between submucosal uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and tonsillectomy
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2014 Background: The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of postoperative secondary hemorrhage for tonsillectomy and submucosal uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (smUPPP). Materials and Methods: In this retrospective case series, the medical records of 404
Elif Ayanoglu Aksoy +4 more
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