ArticleLaryngoscope investigative otolaryngology2020
Does nasal surgery improve multilevel surgical outcome in obstructive sleep apnea: A multicenter study on 735 patients.
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- Airway Changes After Sleep Apnea Surgery Using Drug-Induced Sedation Endoscopy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Nasal surgery is pivotal, not primary, in OSA surgery - a 25-year evidence based systematic review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Airway Anatomy and Surgical Management in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology · 2026Review
- Computational Rhinology: Unraveling Discrepancies between In Silico and In Vivo Nasal Airflow Assessments for Enhanced Clinical Decision Support.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Can functional septoturbinoplasty, with or without nasal valve suspension suture (FSTVS), alter the initial findings of drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)?European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023Article
- Unexpected Resolution of Obstructive Sleep Apnea after Nasal Surgery in a Patient Nonadherent to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2023Article
- Does nasal surgery improve multilevel surgical outcome in obstructive sleep apnea: A multicenter study on 735 patients.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2020Article
- Does Prior Nasal Airway Surgery Impact Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea?OTO openArticle
- Zetapalatopharyngoplasty in treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: a 10-year retrospective study.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyArticle
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15 authors at 12 institutions in 10 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveDoes nasal surgery affect multilevel surgical success outcome.
methodsProspective eight country nonrandomized trial of 735 obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients, who had multilevel palate and/or tongue surgery, divided into two groups, with or without nose surgery.
resultsThere were 575 patients in nose group, 160 patients in no nose group. The mean age for nose group 44.6 ± 11.4, no nose group 44.2 ± 11.8. Mean preoperative BMI for nose group 27.5 ± 3.6, no nose group 27.5 ± 4.1, mean postoperative BMI nose group 26.3 ± 3.7, no nose group 27.1 ± 3.8 (
conclusionCombining nose surgery in multilevel surgery improves surgical success. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IIC.
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