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Expansion pharyngoplasty for treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Ear Nose and Throat

Abstract

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea is defined as “five or more respiratory events (apneas, hypopneas) in combination with severe daytime somnolence, waking with gasping, choking, or breath-holding." Objective: to investigate the importance of anterolateral pharyngoplasty in the management of obstructive sleep apnea by increasing pharyngeal airspace and decreasing palatal and lateral pharyngeal wall collapse. Methodology: A prospective interventional study included 30 patients over the age of 18 who were suffering from symptoms suggestive of obstructive sleep apnea; each patient was assessed by history, polysomnography, and a cahali VI lateral pharyngoplasty, with the patients being followed-up for six months after the procedure. Results: There was statistically significant reduction of sleeping index postoperatively compared to preoperatively (51.27 ± 5.71 vs. 37.53 ± 2.64). There was statistically significant reduction of apnea hypopnea index postoperatively compared to preoperatively (27.77 ±  9.55  vs. 21.33 ± 8.07 ). There was statistically significant reduction of Epworth sleepiness scale postoperatively compared to preoperatively (2.40 ± 0.72  vs. 0.83 ± 0.70 ). Conclusion: Cahali VI lateral pharyngoplasty can be used as a stand-alone treatment for all OSA patients.

DOI

10.21608/jram.2021.86392.1129

Keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea, polysomnography, lateral pharyngoplasty

Authors

First Name

Alyaa

Last Name

Dawaba

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H

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Otorhinolaryngology Department, AlRahmaniyah Central Hospital, Behara, Egypt

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alyaa_dawaba@yahoo.com

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𝐴𝑙𝑅𝑎ℎ𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑦𝑎ℎ

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S𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒅

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𝑴𝒆𝒌𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒓

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M

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Otorhinolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Cairo, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

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sayedmekhemar9@gmail.com

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First Name

Tawfik

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Alkholy

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A

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Otorhinolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Cairo, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

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tawfikalkholy@gmail.com

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𝑴𝒐𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒅

Last Name

𝒁𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒏

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F

Affiliation

Otorhinolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Cairo, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

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zidan199@hotmail.com

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3

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1

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30606

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2022-01-01

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2021-08-03

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2022-01-01

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67

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74

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2636-252X

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2636-2538

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676

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Journal of Recent Advances in Medicine

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https://jram.journals.ekb.eg/

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Expansion pharyngoplasty for treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea

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22 Jan 2023