Volumes of Velopharyngeal and Glossopharyngeal Airway Were Not Changed after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: Report of Three Cases
| Autor: | Misato Nishimura, Noboru Iwata, Mahmood A. Hamed, Takahisa Yamamoto, Naoko Fujii, Takuro Kojima, Yoichi Nishimura, Seiichi Nakata, Kenji Suzuki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Large tonsils
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Excessive daytime sleepiness Case Report Polysomnography 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine 030223 otorhinolaryngology medicine.diagnostic_test Heavy snoring Nocturnal polysomnography business.industry Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty General Medicine respiratory system lcsh:Otorhinolaryngology medicine.disease lcsh:RF1-547 respiratory tract diseases Surgery Obstructive sleep apnea 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Anesthesia medicine.symptom business Airway |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Otolaryngology, Vol 2016 (2016) Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| ISSN: | 2090-6773 2090-6765 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2016/9378428 |
| Popis: | Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in velopharyngeal and glossopharyngeal airway morphology and volume after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in three adult obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients who had bilateral large tonsils using three-dimensional computed tomography.Case Report. All three patients (one male and two females) who presented with a history of heavy snoring and excessive daytime sleepiness were examined with overnight nocturnal polysomnography, which indicated moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Because all patients had large tonsils, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty was expected to enlarge the pharyngeal airway. Polysomnography and three-dimensional computed tomography scanning were performed and compared, both before and 3 months after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty.Results. Unexpectedly, although the morphology of the glossopharyngeal airway clearly changed after UPPP, the volume changes in the velopharyngeal and glossopharyngeal airways were negligible. |
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