Abstract
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is a disease characterised by episodes of upper airways obstruction during sleeping time with significant decrease (hypopnea) or absence (apnea) of oronasal air flux. In the fifth and sixth decades, 2% of women and 4% of men present OSAS. Diagnosis requires a multidisciplinar approach and the treatment can be medical, surgical or with prosthesis. ENT surgeon is supposed to select just those cases that can benefit from surgery. These are cases in which previously non-invasive therapies failed: a refuse of CPAP by the patient and multiple obstructive sites should be documented. This paper deeply describes the surgical techniques that can be used in apnoic patients. Over the last few years, though, we have noticed how high could be the failure rate in phase I surgery. Therefore, a complete information on the disease and a good selection of patients should be recommended.
| Original language | Italian |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 145-151 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Rassegna di Patologia dell'Apparato Respiratorio |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2009 |
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- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
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La terapia chirurgica della sindrome delle apnee ostruttive nel sonno. / Pagella, Fabio; Matti, Elina; Zorzi, Stefano; Benazzo, Marco.
In: Rassegna di Patologia dell'Apparato Respiratorio, Vol. 24, No. 3, 06.2009, p. 145-151.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Pagella, Fabio
AU - Matti, Elina
AU - Zorzi, Stefano
AU - Benazzo, Marco
PY - 2009/6
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N2 - Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is a disease characterised by episodes of upper airways obstruction during sleeping time with significant decrease (hypopnea) or absence (apnea) of oronasal air flux. In the fifth and sixth decades, 2% of women and 4% of men present OSAS. Diagnosis requires a multidisciplinar approach and the treatment can be medical, surgical or with prosthesis. ENT surgeon is supposed to select just those cases that can benefit from surgery. These are cases in which previously non-invasive therapies failed: a refuse of CPAP by the patient and multiple obstructive sites should be documented. This paper deeply describes the surgical techniques that can be used in apnoic patients. Over the last few years, though, we have noticed how high could be the failure rate in phase I surgery. Therefore, a complete information on the disease and a good selection of patients should be recommended.
AB - Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is a disease characterised by episodes of upper airways obstruction during sleeping time with significant decrease (hypopnea) or absence (apnea) of oronasal air flux. In the fifth and sixth decades, 2% of women and 4% of men present OSAS. Diagnosis requires a multidisciplinar approach and the treatment can be medical, surgical or with prosthesis. ENT surgeon is supposed to select just those cases that can benefit from surgery. These are cases in which previously non-invasive therapies failed: a refuse of CPAP by the patient and multiple obstructive sites should be documented. This paper deeply describes the surgical techniques that can be used in apnoic patients. Over the last few years, though, we have noticed how high could be the failure rate in phase I surgery. Therefore, a complete information on the disease and a good selection of patients should be recommended.
KW - Hyoid surgery
KW - Ipopharyngeal surgery
KW - OSAS
KW - Palatal surgery
KW - Surgical treatment
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