ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2023
Sleep parameter characteristics of patients with OSA who have retropalatal circumferential narrowing and the clinical significance of lateral pharyngeal wall collapse during sleep.
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- Effect of norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors combined with antimuscarinic agents vs monotherapy for OSA: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders: A Comprehensive Review of Surgical Innovations and Evolving Technologies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Predictive Value of Sleep Architecture and Arousal Index for Surgical Outcomes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025Article
- Opportunistic pharyngeal length measurement on routine brain MRI: A novel screening tool for severe obstructive sleep apnea in acute stroke.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Article
- Trans Oral Robotic Functional Expansion Pharyngoplasty (TORFEP) with Unidirectional Barbed Sutures.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Myofunctional Therapy and Its Effects on Retropalatal Narrowing and Snoring: A Preliminary Analysis of Rehabilitative Approaches.International journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Combination Tonsillectomy and Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Sleep Apnea Patients With Oropharyngeal Lateral Wall Collapse.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe lateral pharyngeal wall (LPW) is a critical anatomic structure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Resolving the retropalatal circumferential (RC) narrowing caused by combination of both LPW collapse and antero-posterior (AP) narrowing holds promise for surgical treatment of OSA. We sought to determine the clinical characteristics and distinctive alterations in sleep parameters of patients with OSA who have RC narrowing and LPW collapse.
methodsDrug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE), polysomnography findings, and sleep questionnaires were reviewed retrospectively in patients with OSA.
resultsOf the 106 OSA patients examined, 48% showed RC narrowing and 44% showed AP narrowing at the oropharynx level during sleep while 8% of the patients showed only LPW collapse. Patients with RC narrowing with LPW collapse exhibited a higher BMI than those with AP narrowing only. In addition, patients with RC narrowing showed more aggravated sleep parameters including apneic events than patients with AP narrowing alone. The degree of RC narrowing correlated significantly with the severity of OSA as shown by a higher apnea index and lower oxygen desaturations.
conclusionsOur clinical findings suggest that the presence of RC narrowing with LPW collapse in OSA is closely related to increased apneic and oxygen desaturation events. RC narrowing with LPW collapse may be targets for surgical correction in patients with OSA to improve therapeutic outcomes.
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