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8399267

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-11-4
pubmed:abstractText
The files of 585 patients who had had pharyngeal flap surgery for the correction of velopharyngeal insufficiency were reviewed. Eighteen patients, ranging in age from 6 to 16 years, showed clinical symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. All of these cases had a polysomnographic evaluation and videonasopharyngoscopy. Fifteen cases met the criteria for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and eventually underwent surgical treatment. A modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty was done in 14 of the 15 cases. One patient had a prominent uvula flipping into the port of a Jackson's type pharyngoplasty, so a partial resection of the uvula was performed. Surgical treatment was successful in 14 of 15 cases, including the case with the partial uvular resection. In one case, severe sleep apnea persisted after surgery and a complete section of the flap was performed to correct the obstruction. Sizeable tonsils were found in 13 out of 15 cases, whereas flap width appeared unrelated to obstruction. Preoperative assessment of tonsillar tissue is of vital importance before pharyngeal flap surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1055-6656
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
387-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Obstructive sleep apnea secondary to surgery for velopharyngeal insufficiency.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Phoniatrics, Hospital Gea Gonzalez, Mexico City, D.F., Mexico.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article