Is it important to stabilize palatopharyngeus muscle to pterygomandibular raphe under vision during surgery for OSA?

Mohamed Salah RashwanMohamed Abdelazem KhalafallahHoda Mahmoud AbdelsadekMahmoud Ahmed HassanTarek Abdelzaher Emara

Published 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 (2024)

Fixation of PPM to the PMR under direct vision doesn't significantly affect the surgical outcomes but can increase the procedure efficiency and reduce complication rate keeping in mind that PMR may be absent in some patients.

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minimally invasive
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
obstructive sleep apnea
skeletal muscle
coronary artery bypass
patient reported outcomes
acute coronary syndrome