MAXILLARY, MANDIBULAR, AND HYOID ADVANCEMENT - AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRACHEOSTOMY IN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP-APNEA SYNDROME OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY Riley, R. W., Powell, N. B., Guilleminault, C., NINOMURCIA, G. 1986; 94 (5): 584-588

Abstract

Nine patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)--for whom several therapeutic approaches, including palatopharyngoplasty, had failed--were treated with a combined maxillary, mandibular, and hyoid advancement. Objective evaluation--performed before and 4 to 18 months after surgery, using nocturnal polysomography--indicated that the OSAS had improved or had disappeared. This surgical approach is beneficial for specific cases of OSAS, which can be identified by mandatory presurgical tests.

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