Two Cases of Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Induced by Neck Radiotherapy Treated with an Oral Device.
Ottavio PiccinGiovanni SorrentiFrancesca MilanoPublished in: Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery (2015)
Sleep apnea has been shown to be more prevalent in patients who underwent radiotherapy and or surgery for head and neck cancer. Here we describe two cases of severe OSAS induced by surgery and radiotherapy, treated by Mandibular Advancing Devices as an alternative option to continuous positive airway pressure.
Keyphrases
- positive airway pressure
- obstructive sleep apnea
- sleep apnea
- early stage
- minimally invasive
- locally advanced
- newly diagnosed
- coronary artery bypass
- end stage renal disease
- radiation therapy
- radiation induced
- ejection fraction
- early onset
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- surgical site infection
- rectal cancer
- coronary artery disease