Surgical outcomes of overlapping lateral pharyngoplasty with or without coblator tongue base resection for obstructive sleep apnea.

Do-Yang ParkHyo Jin ChungSang Chul ParkJin Won KimJoo-Heon YoonJeung-Gweon LeeChang-Hoon KimHyung-Ju Cho

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 (2018)

Our OLP technique appears to be safe and effective among OSA patients. Multi-level OLP surgery combined with CobTBR can be a good surgical strategy for patients experiencing retroglossal obstruction.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
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ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
minimally invasive
prognostic factors
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percutaneous coronary intervention