Upper-Airway Stimulation Before, After, or Without Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: A Two-Year Perspective.

Steffen, Armin; Abrams, Nils; Suurna, Maria V; Wollenberg, Barbara; Hasselbacher, Katrin

Steffen, Armin; Abrams, Nils; Suurna, Maria V; Wollenberg, Barbara; Hasselbacher, Katrin.

Affiliation

Steffen A; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Abrams N; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Suurna MV; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Wollenberg B; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
Hasselbacher K; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.

Laryngoscope ; 129(2): 514-518, 2019 02.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30247759

Subject(s)

Electric Stimulation Therapy/methods; Electrodes, Implanted; Plastic Surgery Procedures/methods; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/therapy; Tonsillectomy/statistics & numerical data; Cohort Studies; Electric Stimulation Therapy/instrumentation; Endoscopy/methods; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Oxygen Consumption; Palate/physiopathology; Palate/surgery; Pharynx/physiopathology; Pharynx/surgery; Postoperative Period; Severity of Illness Index; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive/physiopathology; Treatment Outcome; Uvula/physiopathology; Uvula/surgery

Key words

Hypoglossal nerve stimulation; PAP failure; PAP intolerance; UPPP; sleep apnea; upper airway stimulation

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tonsillectomy / Electric Stimulation Therapy / Plastic Surgery Procedures / Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Electrodes, Implanted Type of study: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Language: En Journal: Laryngoscope Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Germany

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