[Histologic changes in soft palate in patients with obstructive sleep apnea]

Autor: E M, Llorente Arenas, E A, Vicente González, J M, Marín Trigo, M J, Naya Gálvez
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Anales otorrinolaringologicos ibero-americanos. 28(5)
ISSN: 0303-8874
Popis: In patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) the reiterate injuries against the soft structures of the pharyngeal wall causes macro- and microscopic damages, which differ basically from the alterations verified in subjects without OSAS. We present a comparative histological study of 45 patients with OSAS operated on uvulopalatopharyngoplasties to face up 10 palates coming from normal post-mortem human among which a comparative anatomopathological study of 8 parameters was realized and the differences between the two groups signaled.
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