SynthesisSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2022
Lateral pharyngoplasty vs. traditional uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for patients with OSA: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Efficacy of Orthognathic Surgery in OSAS Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- International expert consensus statement: surgical failure in obstructive sleep apnea.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Pooled it
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- Comparative Efficacy of Velopharyngeal Surgery Techniques for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Incidence of adverse cardiovascular events in patients with insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of real-world data.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
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- Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders: A Comprehensive Review of Surgical Innovations and Evolving Technologies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea (2024).World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2026Article
- Genetic predictive links between oropharyngeal microecology and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: expanding the perspective of etiology.Journal of oral microbiology · 2026Review
- Edema and Subjective Discomfort After Barbed Stayed Bridge Pharyngoplasty (BSBP).Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty Versus Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty: A Single Centre Experience.Clocks & sleep · 2025Article
- Development of a measure of knowledge and attitudes about obstructive sleep apnea for pediatric anesthesia (OSAKA-PedAn) and survey of knowledge and attitudes about pediatric obstructive sleep apnea among Italian anesthesiologists.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2025Article
- Melatonin mediates intestinal barrier dysfunction and systemic inflammation in moderate-severe OSA patients.Annals of medicine · 2024Article
- Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure-Current State-of-The-Art.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Microstructural Changes in the Cerebral White Matter After 12 Months of CPAP Treatment for Moderate to Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: A TBSS Study.Nature and science of sleep · 2024Article
- Impact of CPAP Therapy on the Autonomic Nervous System.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Mood, Behavioral Impairment, and Sleep Breathing Disorders in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Patients Treated with Maxillomandibular Advancement: Reflection on a Case Series and Review of Literature.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Acupuncture Improves Sleep Disorders and Depression among Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Home Sleep Test in Taiwan During the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic.Nature and science of sleep · 2023Article
- Non-CPAP therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo compare the efficacy and success rates of lateral pharyngoplasty techniques (LP) vs. uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) among adult patients surgically treated for obstructive sleep apnea.
methodsA systematic literature review of the last 20 years' papers was conducted using PubMed/Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Scholar, and the Cochrane Library until April 2021. Only full-text English articles comparing LP and UPPP outcomes in adult patients with objective outcomes were included in the study.
resultsWe included 9 articles for a total of 312 surgically treated patients with OSA. LP techniques for obstructive sleep apnea were used on 186 (60%) subjects, while 126 patients (40%) were treated with UPPP. Both surgical procedures resulted in significant improvements in apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) score, and lowest oxygen saturation (LOS) (p < 0.001 in all cases). Although better outcomes were reported with lateral pharyngoplasty, the differences were not significant compared to UPPP post-operative results (p > 0.05 in all cases).
conclusionsUPPP and LP are both effective surgical procedures in treating OSA in adults. Although not significant, LPs demonstrated improved post-operative outcomes. However, further evidence comparing the surgical effect on patients with OSA is needed to discriminate post-operative outcomes.
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