Wang Jun, Han Demin, Lin Zhonghui, Ye Jingying, Li Qiuzhen, Lin Yuhua
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing 100730.
Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi. 2003 Feb;17(2):84-5.
In order to investigate the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) METHOD: The improved uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) operations were performed on 64 cases.
The clinical results showed that 70. Thirty-one percent of the operated patients somewhat improved and 29. Seventy percent unimproved.
UPPP is one of the effective methods to treat OSAS, especially for OSAS with stricture in pharyngeal cavity. It has less damage, less operative complications and so on.