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KMID : 0361020220650010066
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2022 Volume.65 No. 1 p.66 ~ p.70
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Palatopharyngeal Muscle Suspension Suture Technique for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Choi Dong-Gyu
Lee Dong-Woo
Kim Joo-Yeon
Kwon Jae-Hwan
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Abstract
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Various treatment modalities for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients were introduced includingcontinuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), lifestyle modification, and surgery. Numerousfactors such as compliance, treatment failure, and preference should be consideredwhen deciding the treatment. In general, patients for whom CPAP or other conservative treatmentmodalities failed become candidates for surgical treatments. Uvulopalatopharyngoplastyis one of the most generally performed surgeries, of which success rate is relatively low. Recently,numerous techniques that can correct lateral pharyngeal obstruction for OSA patientswere introduced. However, some of them are technically difficult and aggressive. In this article,we introduce a novel surgical method for OSA called palatopharyngeal muscle suspensionsuture technique.
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KEYWORD
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Obstructive sleep apnea, Pharyngeal muscles, Surgery
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