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16164234

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-16
pubmed:abstractText
We assessed the treatment of severe SAS (sleep apnea syndrome) patients who had an AHI (apnea hypopnea index) over 100. Eleven (3.3%) of the 374 patients who came to our hospital between May 2002 and December 2003 had an AHI over 100. They received CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) therapy as initial therapy, and the AHI recovered within normal limit in the five patients who did not have tonsillar hypertrophy. The other six patients had tonsillar hypertrophy, and the effect of CPAP was poor. Two of the six patients with tonsillar hypertrophy, underwent UPPP (uvuropalatopharyngoplasty), and CPAP become effective postoperatively. These results indicate that combined treatment by CPAP and surgery is an effective means of treating severe SAS with tonsillar hypertrophy.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0030-6622
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
108
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
787-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
[Combination therapy for severe sleep apnea syndrome].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University Medical Center, Kurume.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract