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…
