Barbed suspension pharyngoplasty for treatment of lateral pharyngeal wall and palatal collapse in patients affected by OSAHS.

Marco BarbieriFrancesco MissaleFabiola IncandelaMarco FragaleAndrea BarbieriValeria RoustanFrank Rikki CanevariGiorgio Peretti

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 (2019)

BSP is a novel surgical technique that is effective in treating oropharyngeal collapse and can be tailored for patients with high collapsibility of the soft palate who might benefit from the palatal stiffness given by multiple passages of the suture inside it.

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