Biurrun O, Morello A, Traserra J
Servicio de ORL, Hospital Clínico de Barcelona.
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 1996 Nov-Dec;47(6):479-83.
Techniques for surgical correction of the soft palate are used commonly to treat obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), but a satisfactory cure cannot be ensured because such techniques usually involve localized correction of the upper airways (UA) whereas UA collapse during sleep involves the entire length. The development of correction techniques for the entire extension of the UA may help to solve this problem. We report the first two cases of multilevel UA surgical reconstruction in OSAS performed in Spain. The excellent results obtained favor routine use of this type of surgery once it has been validated in clinical practice.
软腭手术矫正技术常用于治疗阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征（OSAS），但无法确保获得令人满意的治愈效果，因为此类技术通常涉及对上气道（UA）的局部矫正，而睡眠期间UA塌陷涉及整个长度。开发针对UA全长的矫正技术可能有助于解决这一问题。我们报告了西班牙首例两例OSAS患者进行多级UA手术重建的病例。一旦在临床实践中得到验证，所取得的优异结果支持常规使用此类手术。
