Chapter 23 Bipolar radiofrequency cold ablation turbinate reduction for obstructive inferior turbinate hypertrophy Neil Bhattacharyya 1 INTRODUCTION Nasal obstruction secondary to inferior turbinate hypertrophy is a common compounding problem for…
Chapter 34 The uvulopalatal flap Tod C. Huntley 1 INTRODUCTION This book includes a number of chapters which describe a variety of palatal surgical procedures for sleep disordered breathing, including…
Chapter 8 Obesity management Robert F. Kushner 1 INTRODUCTION Evaluation and management of obesity is an essential step in the treatment of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and snoring…
Chapter 21 Correction of nasal obstruction due to nasal valve collapse Maria T. Messina-Doucet 1 INTRODUCTION Airway obstruction or difficulty breathing through the nose is one of the most frequent…
Chapter 37 Expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty Kenny P. Pang B. Tucker Woodson 1 INTRODUCTION Snoring results from the vibration of the soft tissues in the oral cavity – the soft palate,…
Chapter 17 Multilevel surgery for obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome Michael Friedman, Hsin-Ching Lin, T.K. Venkatesan, Berk Gurpinar Effective surgical treatment for obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) must be designed to…
Chapter 31 Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty – the Fairbanks technique David N.F. Fairbanks 1 INTRODUCTION Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is generally both safe and effective as a surgical treatment for non-obese patients who suffer with…
Chapter 25 Snare uvulectomy for upper airway resistance James Newman 1 INTRODUCTION The upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) defines a group of patients with clinical signs and symptoms of excessive…
Chapter 60 Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: analysis of failure Nico de Vries, Naomi Ketharanathan 1 INTRODUCTION Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) encompasses a spectrum of conditions including socially unacceptable snoring (SUS) and obstructive sleep…
Chapter 15 Perioperative and anesthesia management Arthur J. Klowden, Usharani Nimmagadda, Benjamin Salter Keys to anesthetic management of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome • Anticipate co-morbid conditions • Be prepared for…
Chapter 66 Current techniques of adenoidectomy Peter J. Koltai, Christopher M. Discolo 1 INTRODUCTION The clinical significance of adenoid hypertrophy was not truly appreciated until the mid-19th century. This was…
Chapter 65 The effect of polysomnography on pediatric adenotonsillectomy postoperative management Anthony A. Rieder, Stacey L. Ishman, Valerie Flanary 1 INTRODUCTION Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) often presents in the pediatric…
Chapter 67 Radiofrequency tonsil reduction: safety, morbidity and efficacy Michael Friedman, Paul Schalch 1 INTRODUCTION Tonsillectomy remains one of the most popular surgical procedures performed worldwide. Its role as a…
Chapter 5 Practical considerations and clinical caveats in polysomnographic interpretation in sleep-related breathing disorder Michel A. Cramer Bornemann, Mark W. Mahowald Events of abnormal breathing in sleep are characterized by…
Chapter 53 Modified maxillomandibular advancement technique Yau Hong Goh, Winston Tan Mark, Hon Wah Ignatius 1 INTRODUCTION Orthognathic surgery has been used to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) since the…
Chapter 48 Genioglossus advancement in sleep apnea surgery Kasey K. Li Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is associated with airway obstruction due to a decrease in upper airway muscle tone during…
Chapter 68 Microdebrider-assisted tonsillectomy PeterJ. Koltai, Christopher M. Discolo 1 INTRODUCTION Tonsillectomy remains one of the most common surgical procedures performed on children. In contrast to several decades ago when…
Chapter 18 Nasal obstruction and sleep- disordered breathing Kristin K. Egan, David Kim, Eric J. Kezirian 1 FUNCTIONAL VALVULAR ANATOMY Anatomic models (Figs 18.1 and 18.2) in combination with objective…
Chapter 40 Radiofrequency tongue base reduction in sleep-disordered breathing Robert J. Troell 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION Sleep-disordered breathing is caused by collapse or obstruction of the upper airway during…
Chapter 27 Injection snoreplasty* Scott E. Brietzke, Eric A. Mair 1 INTRODUCTION There is a vast array of choices available to the otolaryngologist to treat simple snoring. The majority of…
