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…
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…
