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Trial reportEuropean 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 Surgery2022

Anterolateral advancement palatoplasty with tonsillectomy for retropalatal obstruction in selected cases of obstructive sleep apnea.

Sherif M Askar, Mohamed E Abd El-Bary, Mohammad E Elshora, Ahmed F Al Gohary, Ameer A Abosharkh, Alaa Omar Khazbak

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Trial report in 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, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sherif M AskarFaculty of Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0240-7106
Mohamed E Abd El-BaryFaculty of Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Mohammad E ElshoraFaculty of Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Ahmed F Al GoharyFaculty of Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Ameer A AbosharkhFaculty of Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2772-0871
Alaa Omar KhazbakFaculty of Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. alaakhazbak@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7503-0157
Zagazig University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study tried to assess the surgical outcome of anterolateral advancement palatoplasty (ALP) with simultaneous tonsillectomy for the treatment of retropalatal obstruction in selected cases of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

methodsIn this clinical trial, 22 adult OSA patients having predominant retropalatal collapse were managed by ALP and tonsillectomy.Thirteen patients had positional OSA (PP) and 9 patients had non-positional (NPP). ALP entailed the stripping of a horizontal trapezoid area of mucosa/submucosa of the soft palate and suturing with one central simple suture and two paramedian sutures made as an anterolateral parallelogram. Uvula was not jeopardized and no lateral mucosal cuts were made.

resultsPostoperative data of the study group showed high significant improvement (p < 0.001) as regards apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), mean lowest oxygen saturation level (LO

conclusionAnterolateral advancement palatoplasty seems to be an easy, effective and low-cost procedure. More favorable outcomes were reported among positional-dependent subjects. The procedure could be employed in multilevel, single-stage surgery for patients with OSA.

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Sleep Apnea, ObstructiveTonsillectomyAdultHumansPalate, SoftSnoringTreatment OutcomeObstructive sleep apneaPalatoplastySnoring

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