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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
A Novel Grading System for Salpingopharyngeal Fold Hypertrophy in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Vikas K Agrawal1, Swati Kodur1, Raghav Hira Jha1
1Speciality ENT Hospital, Thakur Complex, 90 Feet Road, Kandivali East, Mumbai, 400101 India.
Abstract:
The present study aimed at reporting the incidence of Salpingopharyngeal Fold (SPF) hypertrophy on Drug Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA, validate a grading system and analyse the impact of various grades on the clinical presentation while ascertaining its relation with Apnoea-Hypopnoea Index (AHI). A retrospective analysis of 169 patients with polysomnographic confirmation of obstructive sleep apnoea has been done in the study. The DISE video data of 169 patients was evaluated by two ENT surgeons individually and they graded the hypertrophy of the fold as Grade 0 being normal anatomy, Grade 1 being hypertrophy causing partial obstruction and Grade 2 being hypertrophy causing complete obstruction of lateral pharyngeal wall. It was found that the presence of SPF hypertrophy independently adds considerably to the severity of the obstruction, attributing to lateral collapse at the upper retropalatal level and also significantly increases AHI. It is thus advised to consider the grade of SPF hypertrophy while surgically planning the management of patients with OSA.
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