… In our experience, sleep endoscopy proved to be a con venient and safe way of assessing
upper airway obstruction in OSA patients. The procedure was well tolerated by all patients. …

… Sleep nasendos-copy or drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE), first described by Croft and
Pringle in 1991, 10 uses a flexible nasopharyngo-scope to visualize the UA under sedation. …

… sleep endoscopy procedure and classification system Drug-induced sleep endoscopy was
performed by one experienced ENT resident (PEV) in a quiet out-patient endoscopy setting …

… During DISE the upper airway is assessed under sedation by an experienced ear, nose, …
Drug-induced sleep endoscopy studies in the past reported comparable findings with the …

Since its introduction in 1991, 1 drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) has gained … sleep
apnoea (OSA). By providing a three-dimensional snapshot of the UA anatomy during a sleep-…

… conducted at the Antwerp University Hospital, … experienced with performing DISE.12 In the
present study, DISE findings were assessed by three different ENT surgeons, all experienced …

… position paper on drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) was … the literature and have compared
their experience on DISE.1 … of this endoscopic evaluation in patients with sleep breathing …

… Awake versus sleep endoscopy: personal experience in 250 OSAHS patients. Acta …
Outcome of sleep endoscopy in obstructive sleep apnea: the Antwerp experience. B-ENT. …

… experienced observers have been demonstrated [23], but assessment remains subjective
and differences in clinical experience … in scoring by the experienced observers remain despite …

… experienced ENT surgeons. Natural … /h sleep) were prospectively included for this study
from a specialised ENT department in a tertiary care centre (Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp…