Pillar G, Schnall R, Peled R, Lavie P
Sleep Laboratory, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Isr J Med Sci. 1996 Sep;32(9):710-5.
Several surgical procedures have been developed for the treatment of sleep apnea syndrome. These include nasal, uvulopalatopharyngeal, and head and neck surgery, weight reduction surgery, and tracheostomy. Despite over 15 years of experience with some of these operations, there is still a lack of consensus regarding the indications, success rate, complications, and long-term prognosis associated with these procedures. The current status of these surgical procedures is reviewed.
已经开发了几种外科手术来治疗睡眠呼吸暂停综合征。这些手术包括鼻腔手术、悬雍垂腭咽手术、头颈手术、减重手术和气管造口术。尽管其中一些手术已有超过15年的经验，但对于这些手术的适应症、成功率、并发症以及长期预后仍缺乏共识。本文综述了这些外科手术的现状。
