Mariën S, Schmelzer B
ENT Department, General Hospital Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium.
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg. 2002;56(2):93-9.
Velopharyngeal structures play an important role in the pathogenesis of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Hence they form a tempting target for surgical interventions in the treatment of these sleep-related breathing disorders. The assessment of the patient with snoring should therefore include a thorough evaluation of the velopharynx. The clinical evaluation of the velopharynx is discussed in normals and patients who snore (with or without OSA), as well as the features obtained using cephalometry and CT and MR imaging.
腭咽结构在打鼾和阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停（OSA）的发病机制中起重要作用。因此，它们成为治疗这些与睡眠相关的呼吸障碍的手术干预的诱人靶点。因此，对打鼾患者的评估应包括对腭咽的全面评估。本文讨论了正常人和打鼾患者（无论有无OSA）腭咽的临床评估，以及使用头影测量、CT和MR成像获得的特征。
