Barbed palatal surgery: single stage or multilevel setting-a systematic review by the Young Otolaryngologists of the Italian Society of Otolaryngology.
Cerritelli LucaCapasso PasqualeTripodi CaterinaMoffa AntonioLeone FedericoPace AnnalisaAlbertini RiccardoMannelli GiudittaRusso GennaroCammaroto GiovanniPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2023)
Barbed pharyngoplasties appear to be effective both on objective measurement and subjective scores. DISE represents a fundamental tool to assess uni-level or multilevel obstruction. When retro-palatal collapse is present, barbed pharyngoplasty appears to be effective. Barbed pharyngoplasties maintain their good results both in single level or multilevel surgery. Randomized clinical controlled trials with multi-center cooperation and long-term study are necessary.