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| Title: | Lateral pharyngoplasty versus uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
A comparative study in the treatment of
obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome
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| Authors: | Abdelrahman Ahmed and Ahmed Farag Allam and Adel Ahmed Helmy and Taha Mohamed Abdelaal |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Keywords: | lateral pharyngoplasty, obstructive sleep apnea, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. |
| Journal: | Benha Medical Journal |
| Volume: | 32 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 131-136 |
| Publisher: | Wolters Kluwer |
| Local/International: | International |
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| Full paper | abd elrahman ahmed abd elalim_BenhaMedJ_2015_32_2_131_180326.pdf |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
| Abstract: |
Objectives: The aim of this study is to explore the efficiency of lateral pharyngoplasty as a new treatment for obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) versus uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. Study design: Prospective randomized study. Patients and methods: This study was submitted on 30 patients diagnosed to have OSAHS with retropalatal obstruction classified randomly into 2 groups: in one group, we performed the lateral pharyngoplasty (15 cases) with blunt palatal tunneling, and in the other, we did the uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (15 cases). We compared the efficiency of surgeries subjectively through the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and objectively through clinical and polysomnographic findings. Results: In the lateral pharyngoplasty; the mean AHI improved from 40.95±28.50 to 8.92±7.9 (P |
