Application of coblation assisted upper-airway procedure to obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
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(24): 107-109, 2007.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-748878
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the efficacy and the value of CAUP in treatment of OSAHS.@*METHOD@#CAUP and the dissection of palatopharyngeus muscle were performed by RFVTR . One hundred and sixty-eight patients with OSAHS treated by CAUP from July 2001 to July 2004 were summarized. Among them, 52 patients were analyzed by PSG after 1 year of the operation.@*RESULT@#All the operative procedure were carried out smoothly with excellent patient tolerance. Post-operation complications were foreign body feeling in oral cavity. No velopalatal insufficiency occurred. The efficient rate was 94.2% after 1 year of the operation according to the PSG results.@*CONCLUSION@#CAUP is a simple, safe,repeatable and acceptable surgical procedure and it was developing with excellent value in the treatment of OSAHS on the basic of accurate X-ray imaging.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Palate, Soft
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General Surgery
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Tongue
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Palatine Tonsil
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Turbinates
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Uvula
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Catheter Ablation
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Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
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Methods
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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