TY - JOUR
T1 - Multilevel pharyngeal surgery for obstructive sleep apnea
T2 - Indications and techniques
AU - Terris, David J.
PY - 2000/3/1
Y1 - 2000/3/1
N2 - Patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea generally manifest upper airway obstruction and collapse at multiple levels. After these collapsing segments are identified preoperatively, the surgical approach should be customized to address the obstruction in a site-specific way. The combination of palatopharyngoplasty with both a hyoid myotomy and a mandibular osteotomy with tongue advancement provides a high rate of surgical success and is described in detail, along with a logical algorithm for patient selection.
AB - Patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea generally manifest upper airway obstruction and collapse at multiple levels. After these collapsing segments are identified preoperatively, the surgical approach should be customized to address the obstruction in a site-specific way. The combination of palatopharyngoplasty with both a hyoid myotomy and a mandibular osteotomy with tongue advancement provides a high rate of surgical success and is described in detail, along with a logical algorithm for patient selection.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1043-1810(00)80005-6
DO - 10.1016/S1043-1810(00)80005-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0005354110
SN - 1043-1810
VL - 11
SP - 12
EP - 20
JO - Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
IS - 1
ER -