Application of coblation assisted upper-airway procedure to obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome.
- Author:
Weihong XIN
1
;
Tiening HOU
;
Degui SHU
;
Zhanquan YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Catheter Ablation;
methods;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Palate, Soft;
surgery;
Palatine Tonsil;
surgery;
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive;
surgery;
Tongue;
surgery;
Turbinates;
surgery;
Uvula;
surgery;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2007;21(3):107-109
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the efficacy and the value of CAUP in treatment of OSAHS.
METHOD:CAUP and the dissection of palatopharyngeus muscle were performed by RFVTR . One hundred and sixty-eight patients with OSAHS treated by CAUP from July 2001 to July 2004 were summarized. Among them, 52 patients were analyzed by PSG after 1 year of the operation.
RESULT:All the operative procedure were carried out smoothly with excellent patient tolerance. Post-operation complications were foreign body feeling in oral cavity. No velopalatal insufficiency occurred. The efficient rate was 94.2% after 1 year of the operation according to the PSG results.
CONCLUSION:CAUP is a simple, safe,repeatable and acceptable surgical procedure and it was developing with excellent value in the treatment of OSAHS on the basic of accurate X-ray imaging.
