Skatvedt O
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ullevaal University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 1996 Sep-Oct;58(5):243-7. doi: 10.1159/000276846.
A new surgical approach for treating patients suffering from heavy snoring or obstructive sleep apnoea is introduced. This procedure includes the use of a laser and is called laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LUPP). However, the technique described here is unlike the laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP) as described by Kamami in 1990. LUPP is performed under local anaesthesia and in an out-patient setting. Muscle resection is minimal and includes only the distal part of the uvula muscle and some fibres of the palatopharyngeal muscles. The LUPP procedure and the subjective results in 100 patients who have had LUPP performed are presented.
介绍了一种治疗重度打鼾或阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停患者的新手术方法。该手术包括使用激光，称为激光辅助悬雍垂腭成形术（LUPP）。然而，这里描述的技术与1990年Kamami所描述的激光辅助悬雍垂腭成形术（LAUP）不同。LUPP在局部麻醉下于门诊进行。肌肉切除量极少，仅包括悬雍垂肌的远端部分和腭咽肌的一些纤维。本文介绍了LUPP手术方法以及100例行LUPP手术患者的主观结果。
