Chapter 16 Friedman tongue position and the staging of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome Michael Friedman 1 INTRODUCTION Obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is often the result of obstruction at multiple…
Chapter 28 Palatal implants for primary snoring: short- and long-term results of a new minimally invasive surgical technique Joachim T. Maurer 1 INTRODUCTION Snoring is a widespread symptom affecting about…
Chapter 52 Maxillofacial surgical techniques for hypopharyngeal obstruction in obstructive sleep apnea Donald M. Sesso, Robert W. Riley, Nelson B. Powell 1 INTRODUCTION Due to poor patient acceptance of tracheostomy…
Chapter 41 Minimally invasive submucosal glossectomy Sam Robinson 1 INTRODUCTION The major contributing factors to retrolingual collapse in sleep apnea are macroglossia, hypotonia, retrognathia and lingual tonsillar hyperplasia. Any or…
Chapter 59 Current techniques for the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency Harlan R. Muntz 1 INTRODUCTION Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is a significant speech disorder. This is usually identified and addressed in…
Chapter 38 Lateral pharyngoplasty Michel Burihan Cahali 1 INTRODUCTION We call lateral pharyngoplasty (LP) the surgical splint of the lateral pharyngeal walls, achieved by turning the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscles…
Chapter 69 Laryngomalacia Peggy E. Kelley 1 INTRODUCTION Laryngomalacia is the term most widely used to describe the ‘inward collapse of supraglottic structures during inspiration’, as originated by Jackson and…
Chapter 64 Obstructive sleep apnea in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy Soichiro Miyazaki, Min Yin Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common and serious cause of morbidity during childhood. It affects…
Chapter 47 External submucosal glossectomy Sam Robinson 1 INTRODUCTION The major contributing factors to retrolingual collapse in sleep apnea are macroglossia, hypotonia, retrognathia and lingual tonsillar hyperplasia. Any or all…
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…
