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āļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļāļąāļāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļļāļāļĩāđāđāļāļāļēāļāļāđāļāļāđāļāļāļđāđāļāđāļ§āļĒāđāļĢāļāļŦāļĒāļļāļāļŦāļēāļĒāđāļāļāļāļ°āļŦāļĨāļąāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļļāļāļāļąāđāļ (PALATAL IMPLANTS FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA)
āđāļĢāļāļŦāļĒāļļāļāļŦāļēāļĒāđāļāļāļāļ°āļŦāļĨāļąāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļļāļāļāļąāđāļāđāļāļīāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļāđāļāļīāļāļŦāļēāļĒāđāļāļāđāļ§āļāļāļāļĄāļĩāļāļāļēāļāđāļĨāđāļāđāļāļīāļāļāļēāļĢāļĒāļļāļāļāļąāļ§āļāđāļēāļĒ āļāļģāđāļŦāđāļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļŦāļĒāļļāļāļŦāļēāļĒāđāļāđāļāđāļāļāđāļ§āļāđ āļāļāļ°āļŦāļĨāļąāļ āļĄāļĩāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļŠāļĩāđāļĒāļāļāđāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļīāļāđāļĢāļāļŦāļąāļ§āđāļ āļŦāļĨāļāļāđāļĨāļ·āļāļ āđāļĢāļāļŠāļĄāļāļāđāļĨāļ°āļāļĪāļāļīāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļīāļāļāļāļāļī āļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļāļĢāļ°āļāļāļāļāđāļ§āļĒāļ§āļīāļāļĩāļāļāļļāļĢāļąāļāļĐāđāđāļĨāļ°āļ§āļīāļāļĩāļāđāļēāļāļąāļ āđāļĄāļ·āđāļāļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļ§āļīāļāļĩāļāļāļļāļĢāļąāļāļĐāđāđāļĄāđāđāļāđāļāļĨāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāđāļāđāļāļāļĩāļāļāļēāļāđāļĨāļ·āļāļāļāļāļāļāļđāđāļāđāļ§āļĒ āđāļāđāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ§āļīāļāļĩāļāļģāđāļŦāđāļāļđāđāļāđāļ§āļĒāļāļ§āļāđāļāļĨāļĄāļēāļāđāļĨāļ°āļĄāļĩāļ āļēāļ§āļ°āđāļāļĢāļāļāđāļāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļāļĒāđāļēāļ āļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļāđāļ§āļĒāļ§āļīāļāļĩāļāļąāļāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļļāļāļĩāđāđāļāļāļēāļāļāđāļāļāļāļģāđāļŦāđāđāļāļāļēāļāļāđāļāļāļāļķāļāļāļąāļ§āđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļāđāļāļīāļāļŦāļēāļĒāđāļāļĒāļļāļāļāļąāļ§āļĒāļēāļ āļĄāļĩāļĢāļēāļĒāļāļēāļāļāļĨāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāđāļāđāļāļāļĩāđāļāđāļēāļāļāđāļāļāļąāđāļāđāļāļĢāļ°āļĒāļ°āļŠāļąāđāļāđāļĨāļ°āļĢāļ°āļĒāļ°āļĒāļēāļ§āļāļēāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļĻāļđāļāļĒāđāļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļē āļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļāļĩāđāļĄāļĩāđāļāļĨāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļāļāļēāļāđāļĨāđāļāđāļĄāļ·āđāļāđāļāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāđāļāļĩāļĒāļāļāļąāļāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļ§āļīāļāļĩāļāļ·āđāļāđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļāļāļģāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļļāļāļĨāļđāļāļāļąāļāļāļĨāļąāļāļāļāļāļĄāļēāđāļāđāļāļđāđāļāđāļ§āļĒāđāļĄāđāļĢāļđāđāļŠāļķāļāļ§āđāļēāļĄāļĩāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļļāļāļĨāļđāļāļāļąāļāļāļĒāļđāđ āđāļĨāļ°āđāļĄāđāļĢāļāļāļ§āļāļāļēāļĢāļāļđāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĨāļ·āļ āļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļāļģāļ§āļīāļāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļāļĩāđāđāļāđāļāđāļĢāđāļ§āļĄāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļāļĒāđāļēāļāđāļāļĢāđāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒ āļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļāļĩāđāđāļāđāļāļĨāđāļāļāļđāđāļāđāļ§āļĒāļāļĩāđāđāļāđāļĢāļąāļāļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļāļĒāđāļēāļāđāļŦāļĄāļēāļ°āļŠāļĄāđāļĨāļ°āļāļāļ āļēāļ§āļ°āđāļāļĢāļāļāđāļāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļāđāļāļĒāļāļģāļŠāļģāļāļąāļ: āđāļĢāļāļŦāļĒāļļāļāļŦāļēāļĒāđāļāļāļāļ°āļŦāļĨāļąāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļļāļāļāļąāđāļ Â āđāļāļĨāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļāļāļēāļāđāļĨāđāļ Â āļāļąāļāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļļāļāļĩāđāđāļāļāļēāļāļāđāļāļObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) results from the combination of a structurally small upper airway and abnormal airway collapsibility. Patients with OSA develop periodic obstruction of breathing during sleep and have risks for cardiovascular and neurobehavioral diseases. The treatment options include medical and surgical modalities, when medical fails, surgical option is the alternative. However, many surgical procedures for OSA cause serious postoperative pain and complications. The palatal implants induce the stiffening of the soft palate and increase the upper airway stability. Successful results in the treatment of OSA have been reported in the short-term and long-term in many centers. The procedure is not as invasive as some of the other surgical procedures and reversible. Patients can neither see or feel the implants, nor do they interfere with swallowing or speech. This has been widely adopted and performed in conjunct with other procedures. Palatal implants in the treatment of OSA result in success in carefully selected patients without serious complications.Keywords: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Palatal Implant
āļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļāļąāļāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļļāļāļĩāđāđāļāļāļēāļāļāđāļāļāđāļāļāļđāđāļāđāļ§āļĒāđāļĢāļāļŦāļĒāļļāļāļŦāļēāļĒāđāļāļāļāļ°āļŦāļĨāļąāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļļāļāļāļąāđāļ (PALATAL IMPLANTS FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA)
āđāļĢāļāļŦāļĒāļļāļāļŦāļēāļĒāđāļāļāļāļ°āļŦāļĨāļąāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļļāļāļāļąāđāļāđāļāļīāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļāđāļāļīāļāļŦāļēāļĒāđāļāļāđāļ§āļāļāļāļĄāļĩāļāļāļēāļāđāļĨāđāļāđāļāļīāļāļāļēāļĢāļĒāļļāļāļāļąāļ§āļāđāļēāļĒ āļāļģāđāļŦāđāļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļŦāļĒāļļāļāļŦāļēāļĒāđāļāđāļāđāļāļāđāļ§āļāđ āļāļāļ°āļŦāļĨāļąāļ āļĄāļĩāļāļ§āļēāļĄāđāļŠāļĩāđāļĒāļāļāđāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāļīāļāđāļĢāļāļŦāļąāļ§āđāļ āļŦāļĨāļāļāđāļĨāļ·āļāļ āđāļĢāļāļŠāļĄāļāļāđāļĨāļ°āļāļĪāļāļīāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļāļīāļāļāļāļāļī āļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļāļĢāļ°āļāļāļāļāđāļ§āļĒāļ§āļīāļāļĩāļāļāļļāļĢāļąāļāļĐāđāđāļĨāļ°āļ§āļīāļāļĩāļāđāļēāļāļąāļ āđāļĄāļ·āđāļāļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļ§āļīāļāļĩāļāļāļļāļĢāļąāļāļĐāđāđāļĄāđāđāļāđāļāļĨāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāđāļāđāļāļāļĩāļāļāļēāļāđāļĨāļ·āļāļāļāļāļāļāļđāđāļāđāļ§āļĒ āđāļāđāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ§āļīāļāļĩāļāļģāđāļŦāđāļāļđāđāļāđāļ§āļĒāļāļ§āļāđāļāļĨāļĄāļēāļāđāļĨāļ°āļĄāļĩāļ āļēāļ§āļ°āđāļāļĢāļāļāđāļāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļāļĒāđāļēāļ āļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļāđāļ§āļĒāļ§āļīāļāļĩāļāļąāļāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļļāļāļĩāđāđāļāļāļēāļāļāđāļāļāļāļģāđāļŦāđāđāļāļāļēāļāļāđāļāļāļāļķāļāļāļąāļ§āđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļāđāļāļīāļāļŦāļēāļĒāđāļāļĒāļļāļāļāļąāļ§āļĒāļēāļ āļĄāļĩāļĢāļēāļĒāļāļēāļāļāļĨāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāđāļāđāļāļāļĩāđāļāđāļēāļāļāđāļāļāļąāđāļāđāļāļĢāļ°āļĒāļ°āļŠāļąāđāļāđāļĨāļ°āļĢāļ°āļĒāļ°āļĒāļēāļ§āļāļēāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļĻāļđāļāļĒāđāļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļē āļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļāļĩāđāļĄāļĩāđāļāļĨāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļāļāļēāļāđāļĨāđāļāđāļĄāļ·āđāļāđāļāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāđāļāļĩāļĒāļāļāļąāļāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļ§āļīāļāļĩāļāļ·āđāļāđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļēāļĄāļēāļĢāļāļāļģāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļļāļāļĨāļđāļāļāļąāļāļāļĨāļąāļāļāļāļāļĄāļēāđāļāđāļāļđāđāļāđāļ§āļĒāđāļĄāđāļĢāļđāđāļŠāļķāļāļ§āđāļēāļĄāļĩāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļļāļāļĨāļđāļāļāļąāļāļāļĒāļđāđ āđāļĨāļ°āđāļĄāđāļĢāļāļāļ§āļāļāļēāļĢāļāļđāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĨāļ·āļ āļĄāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļāļģāļ§āļīāļāļĩāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļāļĩāđāđāļāđāļāđāļĢāđāļ§āļĄāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļāļĒāđāļēāļāđāļāļĢāđāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒ āļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļāļĩāđāđāļāđāļāļĨāđāļāļāļđāđāļāđāļ§āļĒāļāļĩāđāđāļāđāļĢāļąāļāļāļēāļĢāļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļāļĒāđāļēāļāđāļŦāļĄāļēāļ°āļŠāļĄāđāļĨāļ°āļāļāļ āļēāļ§āļ°āđāļāļĢāļāļāđāļāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļāđāļāļĒāļāļģāļŠāļģāļāļąāļ: āđāļĢāļāļŦāļĒāļļāļāļŦāļēāļĒāđāļāļāļāļ°āļŦāļĨāļąāļāļāļēāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļļāļāļāļąāđāļ Â āđāļāļĨāļāđāļēāļāļąāļāļāļāļēāļāđāļĨāđāļ Â āļāļąāļāļ§āļąāļŠāļāļļāļāļĩāđāđāļāļāļēāļāļāđāļāļObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) results from the combination of a structurally small upper airway and abnormal airway collapsibility. Patients with OSA develop periodic obstruction of breathing during sleep and have risks for cardiovascular and neurobehavioral diseases. The treatment options include medical and surgical modalities, when medical fails, surgical option is the alternative. However, many surgical procedures for OSA cause serious postoperative pain and complications. The palatal implants induce the stiffening of the soft palate and increase the upper airway stability. Successful results in the treatment of OSA have been reported in the short-term and long-term in many centers. The procedure is not as invasive as some of the other surgical procedures and reversible. Patients can neither see or feel the implants, nor do they interfere with swallowing or speech. This has been widely adopted and performed in conjunct with other procedures. Palatal implants in the treatment of OSA result in success in carefully selected patients without serious complications.Keywords: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Palatal Implant
OSA and Primary Snoring: Palatal Surgery and Office-Based Procedures
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Obstruktiivne uneapnoe â unelÃĪmbustÃĩbi
Uneapnoe haiguse all kannatab umbes 4% tÃķÃķealistest meestest ja 2% naistest. Sagedamini esineb see keskealistel meestel ja postmenopausis naistel. Uneapnoe on sagedaseim pÃĪevase unisuse pÃĩhjustaja. Enamikul juhtudest on uneapnoe obstruktiivset laadi pÃĩhjustatuna Þlemiste hingamisteede kollapsist une ajal. Nendele haigetele on iseloomulik norskamine ja apnoeepisoodid une ajal. Haiguse raskusastme tÃĪpsemaks hindamiseks on kasutusel polÞsomnograafia. Raviks rakendatakse positiivse rÃĩhuga hingamisaparaate (CPAP). Umbes 10%-l juhtudest on efektiivne kirurgiline ravi â nina ja neelu avardavad operatsioonid.
Eesti Arst 2007; 86 (12): 866â87
Trends in otolaryngology residency training in the surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/102654/1/lary24325.pd
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
Methodology: Retrospective study of patients who underwent clinical/instrumental evaluation and surgical treatment.
Setting: University ENT division with a tertiary snoring referral center
Participants: Twenty-two patients with normal body mass index affected by severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome-
Main outcome measures: Pre and post operative cardiopulmonary monitoring during sleep, daytime sleepiness evaluation, post treatment complication recording.
Results: Complete response to therapy was obtained in 78% of patients. Four patients had relief of symptoms but retained apnea-hypopnea index scores greater than 5
Conclusions: Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty associated with tonsillectomy can be employed safely to treat patients with normal body mass index who suffer from severe obstructive sleep apne
Long-term results and complications following uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in 116 consecutive patients
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. The operation consisted of a classical tonsillectomy or residual tonsil resection and additional shortening of the uvula. The natural mucosal fold between the uvula and the upper pole of the tonsils was carefully preserved. A wide opening to the rhinopharynx was created by asymmetric suturing of the glossopalantine and pharyngopalatine arches. A retrospective questionnaire with regard to rhonchopathy, phases of apnea, daytime drowsiness, obstruction of nasal breathing, long-term complications and patient satisfaction was used to evaluate the short-term and long-term effectiveness of the modified UPPP as well as the incidence of adverse side effects. Complete postoperative courses were evaluated in 116 patients. Surgical complications were restricted to one case with postoperative hemorrhage. A velum insufficiency or postoperative rhinopharyngeal stenosis did not occur. Eighty-three patients (72%) confirmed a persistent suppression or substantial improvement of the rhonchopathy. Disappearance or decrease of sleep apnea was confirmed in 12 (63%) out of 19 postoperative polysomnographic follow-up investigations. Long-term complications occurred in a total of 27 (23%) of 116 patients. They were confined to minor problems such as dryness of the mouth (n=12), slight difficulty in swallowing (n=7), discrete speech disturbances (n=1), and slight pharyngeal dysesthesias (n=7) with feeling of a lump in the throat and compulsive clearing of the throat. Eighty-five patients (73%) reported that they were satisfied with the postoperative result even several years after the operation. Looking back, 31 patients (27%) would no longer have the operation performed. The inadequate result of the rhonchopathy was specified as the reason by 21 patients. Ten patients had unpleasant memories of the operation because of intensive postoperative pain. Snoring and apneic phases are suppressed or improved by non-traumatic UPPP in the majority of patients. This effect persisted even years after the operatio
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