Irvine B W, Dayal V S, Phillipson E A
J Otolaryngol. 1984 Feb;13(1):37-8.
Patients with the sleep apnea syndrome are being increasingly referred to the otolaryngologist as it becomes clear that obstructive lesions in the nose, nasopharynx, and oropharynx can play a part in the pathogenesis of the syndrome. Correction of the obstructive lesion obviates the need to do a tracheotomy, which has been the conventional treatment for severe cases. In this paper we discuss two cases of obstructive sleep apnea, in whom surgical correction of nasal valve area obstruction was successful in abolishing the symptoms.
随着人们越来越清楚地认识到鼻腔、鼻咽部和口咽部的阻塞性病变在睡眠呼吸暂停综合征的发病机制中可能起作用，患有睡眠呼吸暂停综合征的患者越来越多地被转诊给耳鼻喉科医生。纠正阻塞性病变避免了进行气管切开术的必要性，而气管切开术一直是重症病例的传统治疗方法。在本文中，我们讨论了两例阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停病例，其中对鼻瓣膜区阻塞进行手术矫正成功消除了症状。
