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Lateral pharyngoplasty vs. traditional uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for patients with OSA: systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

, 2022
peer reviewed[en] OBJECTIVES: To compare the efficacy and success rates of lateral pharyngoplasty techniques (LP) vs. uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) among adult patients surgically treated for obstructive sleep apnea.
Cocuzza, Salvatore, Bannò, Vittoria, De Vito, Andrea, Pollicina, Isabella, Lechien, Jérome, Grillo, Caterina Maria, Stilo, Giovanna, Merlino, Federico, Di Luca, Milena, Calvo-Henriquez, Christian, Magliulo, Giuseppe, La Mantia, Ignazio, Bianchi, Alberto, Grillo, Calogero, Pace, Annalisa, Vicini, Claudio, Maniaci, Antonino, Iannella, Giannicola   +17 more
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Effect of Modified Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty without Tonsillectomy on Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Polysomnographic Outcome and Correlation with Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy

Nature and Science of Sleep, 2021
Feng-Hsiang Chiu,1,2 Chih-Yu Chen,1,2 Jih-Chin Lee,1,2 Ying-Shuo Hsu3,4 1Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 2National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan; 3Department of ...
Chiu FH, Chen CY, Lee JC, Hsu YS
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Palatal hybrid surgery for obstructive sleep apnea-state-of-the-art annotation of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Biomedical Journal, 2023
Background: Surgery for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has changed in concept and technique that transformed from radical excision to functional reconstruction.
Hsueh-Yu Li, Ming-Shao Tsai, Li-Ang Lee, Li-Jen Hsin, Yi-Chan Lee, Wan-Ni Lin, Yi-An Lu, Shih-Chieh Shen, Wen-Nuan Cheng, Yen-Ting Chaing   +9 more
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The Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty Operation: The Edinburgh Experience

, 1990
The experience of the uvulopalatopharyngoplasty operation, performed on 24 patients for the relief of loud or heroic snoring, is presented. The operation successfully reduced the severity of snoring in 96% of patients.
M Jalaludin, JAM Murray, J F Sharp, A G D Maran   +3 more
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Maxillomandibular Advancement and Upper Airway Stimulation: Extrapharyngeal Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2020
There are many ways to categorize surgery for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), one of which is to distinguish between intrapharyngeal and extrapharyngeal procedures.
Myeong Sang Yu, Badr Ibrahim, Robert Wayne Riley, Stanley Yung-Chuan Liu   +3 more
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Voice function following Han's uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

, 2011
Objective:To investigate voice function following Han's uvulopalatopharyngoplasty.Patients and methods:Acoustic and articulatory function was examined by acoustic analysis and by formant frequency and bandwidth analysis, before and after Han's ...
L Zhang, D Han, W Xu, R Hu
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Long-term results and complications following uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in 116 consecutive patients [PDF]

, 2006
A modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) was carried out between January 1992 and December 2003 at the ENT Department of the Inselspital in Bern in 146 patients with habitual or complicated rhonchopathy.
Röösli, Christof, Schneider, Stephan, Häusler, Rudolf   +2 more
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Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for nasal blockage 21 years after total rhinectomy

, 2021
: Background Total rhinectomy is an invasive procedure that significantly impairs the intranasal turbulence, humidification and heating of inspired air.
Vanderveken, Olivier M., Claes, Jozef, Van de Perck, Eli, Verdonck, J.   +3 more
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Surgical procedures and non-surgical devices for the management of non-apnoeic snoring: a systematic review of clinical effects and associated treatment costs

Health Technology Assessment, 2009
Objectives: To review the evidence on the clinical effects and associated treatment costs of surgical procedures and non-surgical devices for the management of non-apnoeic snoring.
C Main, Z Liu, K Welch, G Weiner, SQ Jones, K Stein   +5 more
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The Effect of Uvula-Preserving Palatopharyngoplasty in Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Globus Sense and Positional Dependency [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2010
ObjectivesThis study investigated the outcomes of uvula-preserving palatopharyngoplasty (UPPPP) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).MethodsTwenty men with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome received the UPPPP operation at our ...
Minsu Kwon, Yong Ju Jang, Bong-Jae Lee, Yoo-Sam Chung   +3 more
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