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Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) with Target Controlled Infusion (TCI) and Bispectral Analysis in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Published on: December 6, 2016
[Treatment for obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome with coblator plasma surgery]
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, 450007, China.
Objective:
To explore the method of coblator plasma surgery and modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with uvula reserved and tongue base operation and its effect on obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS).
Method:
All 56 cases were operated on infraturbinal, tongue base, uvula, soft palate and/or tonsil with coblator plasma surgery, the uvula was completely reserved by modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in 9 cases.
Result:
The 6-months responders were 87.5% respectively. Five cases suffered from pharyngeal paraesthesia, 2 cases suffered from stomatolalia, 1 case suffered from pharyngeal secondary hemorrhage.
Conclusion:
The coblator plasma surgery on OSAHS is an effective and safe method.
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