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Palatal inclusion cyst: an unusual complication of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
J J Zappia1, W R Carroll, G T Wolf
1Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0312.
Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal
|August 1, 1991
Abstract:
Inclusion cyst formation after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty has not been previously reported. We describe a case of postoperative inclusion cyst in a 62-year-old man who presented with recurrent obstructive sleep apnea symptoms. Simple transoral excision of the cyst was curative. Careful eversion of the mucosal edges at the time of the original palatal surgery may have prevented this problem from occurring.