Chapter 61 Salvage of failed palate procedures for sleep-disordered breathing David J. Terris, Manoj Kumar 1 INTRODUCTION Surgical procedures designed to shorten or otherwise modify the palate may provide relief…
Chapter 46 Midline laser glossectomy with linguoplasty: treatment of obstructive sleep apnea Hsueh-Yu Li 1 INTRODUCTION Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder characterized by repeated collapse of the pharyngeal…
Chapter 45 Open tongue base resection for OSA Tod C. Huntley 1 INTRODUCTION Surgical treatment of sleep disordered breathing can be difficult for both the patient and the surgeon. The…
Chapter 55 Tracheostomy for sleep apnea Robert H. Maisel Tracheostomy historically is the first treatment offered for obstructive sleep apnea. It remains the only surgical option directed at obstructive sleep…
Chapter 9 CPAP, APAP and BIPAP Terence M. Davidson 1 INTRODUCTION Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy, including continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), adjustable positive airway pressure (APAP), and bi-level positive…
Chapter 49 Hyoid suspension as the only procedure Nico de Vries, Cindy den Herder 1 INTRODUCTION Obstruction of the airway at the retropalatinal and retropharyngeal airway is the key factor…
Chapter 30 Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty – effects on the airway Aaron E. Sher 1 HISTORY OF UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) was first described by Fujita in 1981. It represented the first surgical procedure…
Chapter 36 Transpalatal advancement pharyngoplasty B. Tucker Woodson 1 INTRODUCTION The ultimate goal of surgical treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is to improve symptoms and eliminate disease morbidity and…
Chapter 33 Zetapalatopharyngoplasty (ZPP) Michael Friedman, Paul Schalch 1 INTRODUCTION Due to its limited success in curing obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS),1 many adjunctive procedures and modifications were proposed after…
Chapter 32 Submucosal uvulopalatopharyngoplasty Michael Friedman, Paul Schalch 1 INTRODUCTION Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is a widely accepted surgical procedure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS)1 and the only…
Chapter 29 Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty George P. Katsantonis 1 INTRODUCTION Although the surgical armamentarium for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has, in the last several years, expanded significantly to include many…
Chapter 35 Modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with uvula preservation Han Demin, Ye Jingying, Wang Jun 1 INTRODUCTION A narrow upper airway is one of the main causes of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome…
Chapter 20 Nasal valve repair Michael Friedman, Paul Schalch 1 INTRODUCTION The nasal valve is defined as the flow-limiting segment of the nasal airway, located at the triangular aperture between…
Chapter 26 Cautery-assisted palatal stiffening operation Kenny P. Pang, David J. Terris 1 INTRODUCTION Snoring is caused by the vibration of the structures in the oral cavity and oropharynx –…
Chapter 42 A minimally invasive technique for tongue base stabilization B. Tucker Woodson 1 INTRODUCTION Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) results from a complex scenario initiated with airway collapse and…
Chapter 58 Multi-modality management of nasopharyngeal stenosis following uvulopalatopharyngoplasty Yosef P. Krespi, Kacker Ashutosh 1 INTRODUCTION Nasopharyngeal stenosis (NPS) after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is a serious problem. More palatal procedures are…
Chapter 62 Revision uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) by Z-palatoplasty (ZPP) Michael Friedman, Paul Schalch 1 INTRODUCTION Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is the single most common surgical procedure performed for the correction of retropalatal obstruction…
Chapter 24 Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty: techniques and results Andrew N. Goldberg, Amol M. Bhatki 1 INTRODUCTION Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP) is a surgical procedure for the treatment of snoring and mild obstructive…
Chapter 54 Distraction osteogenesis and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome Kasey K. Li Maxillofacial skeletal deficiency in the sagittal and frontal plane has been shown to be a major contributing factor…
Chapter 51 Hyo-mandibular suspension and hyoid expansion for obstructive sleep apnea Yosef P. Krespi 1 INTRODUCTION Upper airway obstruction results from excess and/or collapse of soft tissue in the soft…
