B Cohen,S Dobler,B Sauron et al.
B Cohen et al.
It has been suggested that the rotatory test using videonystagmoscopy can also be applied for identification of vestibular canal paresis. In this study, we test this hypothesis by comparing the results of a canal impulse rotatory test with ...
Comparative Study
Acta oto-rhino-laryngologica Belgica. 2002;56(3):309-12. DOI: 2002
Velopharyngeal anatomy in snorers and patients with obstructive sleep apnea [0.03%]
阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停患者和鼾症患者的咽腔解剖结构
S Mariën,B Schmelzer
S Mariën
Velopharyngeal structures play an important role in the pathogenesis of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Hence they form a tempting target for surgical interventions in the treatment of these sleep-related breathing disorders. The...
V Hoffstein
V Hoffstein
This review is intended to discuss the newer aspects of sleep apnea, and particularly where the new advances are likely to take place in the current millennium. The topics reviewed include epidemiology and clinical features of sleep apnea a...
Surgical treatment of the sleep-disordered breathing patient; a consensus report [0.03%]
睡眠呼吸障碍的外科治疗；共识报告
Ph Rombaux,J Leysen,B Bertrand et al.
Ph Rombaux et al.
Sleep disordered breathing patients may undergo surgical treatment after history, clinical examination and polysomnographic study if they demonstrate upper airway obstruction. This article focus on the surgical treatment designed for these ...
Parapharyngeal causes of sleep apnea syndrome: two case reports and review of the literature [0.03%]
咽旁间隙引起睡眠呼吸暂停综合征2例及文献复习
G Desuter,S Castelein,C de Toeuf et al.
G Desuter et al.
Most patients with obstructive sleep apnea experience increased pharyngeal collapsibility which predisposes them to upper airway occlusion during sleep. Some patients with or without a higher-than-normal collapsibility may present other cau...
Radiofrequency volumetric reduction of the palate in patients with sleep related breathing disorders [0.03%]
射频体积减容术在睡眠相关呼吸障碍患者中的应用
E Hamans,A Boudewyns,P Van de Heyning
E Hamans
Laser-assisted surgery addressing snoring long-term outcome comparing CO2 laser vs. CO2 laser combined with diode laser [0.03%]
激光辅助手术治疗打鼾的长期疗效研究二氧化碳激光与二氧化碳联合半导体激光的对比研究
M Remacle,E Jouzdani,G Lawson et al.
M Remacle et al.
Our study encompasses 61 patients (49 men--80.3%; 12 women--19.7%) treated from September 1998 through August 2001. Mean follow-up covers 25 months (range: 7-43 months). Our CO2-LAUP technique involves vaporizing the palatine mucosa along a...
Y Goffart
Y Goffart
Although velopharyngeal surgery is generally safe, complications are not uncommon. This article reviews the major complications occurring in the postoperative period and the severe late complications such as velopharyngeal incompetence and ...
S Hassid,A Hashemi Afrapoli,C Decaestecker et al.
S Hassid et al.
We retrospectively survey 57 patients who underwent uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) because of habitual snoring over a five-year period. A total of 100 patients were sent questionnaires concerning persistent snoring, excessive daytime slee...
Effect of nasal valve surgery by open-septorhinoplasty and lateral cartilage grafts (spreader grafts) on snoring among a population of single snorers. Preliminary report [0.03%]
鼻小柱切开鼻成形术及侧软骨移植(鼻瓣支架移植)对单一性鼾症患者的影响(初步报告)
B Bertrand,Ph Eloy,S Collet et al.
B Bertrand et al.
Snoring is traditionally considered more of a social nuisance than disease. The observation that nasal obstruction may modify breathing during sleep and daytime behavior and our clinical observations suggesting that some single snorer patie...