The surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

CW Senders, EB Strong - Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology, 2003 - Springer
Obstructive sleep apnea is a highly prevalent disorder that significantly increases mortality
when it is moderate to severe. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) provides …

Surgical treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea

NJ Douglas - Sleep Medicine Reviews, 1997 - Elsevier
Surgical therapy of the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome is an attractive option to many
patients as it avoids using therapy nightly for the remainder of one's life. This article reviews …

[HTML][HTML] Contemporary surgery for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

NB Powell - Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2009 - synapse.koreamed.org
Surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has been available in some
form for greater than three decades. Early management for airway obstruction during sleep …

Surgical management of obstructive sleep apnea

KK Li - Clinics in chest medicine, 2003 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Despite the effectiveness of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in the
management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), patient acceptance and tolerance remain a …

Surgical treatment of the sleep apnea syndrome in the twenty-first century

X Barceló, RM Mirapeix… - Current Respiratory …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Sleep apnea syndrome is a disease of high prevalence and high morbidity, for which
surgery used to be the only possible therapeutic approach. Uvulo-palatopharyngoplasty …

Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: a review

DW Hudgel - Chest, 1996 - Elsevier
Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has developed over the last 25 years from
tracheostomy to a variety of options, including weight loss, nasal continuous positive airway …

Surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: standard and emerging techniques

JT Maurer - Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: standard and... : Current Opinion in Pulmonary
Medicine Surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: standard and emerging techniques …

Obstructive sleep apnea: Treatment algorithms

AN Goldberg - Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and …, 2002 - Elsevier
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disease in the United States, with a 4%
prevalence in men and a 2% prevalence in women. Three principal options are available to …

Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, other than with continuous positive airway pressure

R Goldberg - Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Treatment, other than with continuous positive airway pressure, for patients with
obstructive sleep apnea remains an active area of investigation. The long-established …

Role of surgery in adult obstructive sleep apnoea

BT Kotecha, AC Hall - Sleep medicine reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
A surgical approach to treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) remains an area of
intense debate, both within and without the surgical community itself. Continuous positive …