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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2022

Computed Tomography and Cephalometric Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.

Ajit R Mahale, Pallavi Rao, Sonali Ullal, Merwyn Fernandes, Sonali Prabhu

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ajit R MahaleDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal India, Mangalore, Karnataka India.ORCID 0000-0001-6617-7333
Pallavi RaoDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal India, Mangalore, Karnataka India.
Sonali UllalDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal India, Mangalore, Karnataka India.
Merwyn FernandesDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal India, Mangalore, Karnataka India.
Sonali PrabhuDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal India, Mangalore, Karnataka India.
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Abstract

To examine the changes of upper airway cross sectional area in each phase of respiration in different degrees of severity of OSAS with computed tomography and cephalometry to decide on further treatment. A Prospective study was done in the Department of Radiology and Imaging, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, spanning over a period from March 2017 to December 2019. 50 patients were included in the study including control group. Patients who had at least 2-3 major symptoms of sleep apnea such as snoring, daytime somnolence, and apnea were included in this study. All patients were examined and then subjected to polysomnography(PSG) and upper airway CT. Patients with apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of < 5 on Polysomnography were included in the control group and those with AHI of > 5 were categorized in to the study group Cross-sectional area of the airway at the level of the nasopharynx, oropharynx and the hypopharynx were obtained. Standard cephalometric measurements were made on a lateral radiograph of skull/ CT scanogram. Of the 36 patients in the study group, 31 patients were males and 5 were females. In the control group of 12 patients, 8 were males and 4 females. The cross sectional area at the lower border of the nasopharynx which is also the level of the nasopharyngeal sphincter was the most affected level in OSAS (

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