Albu S, De Min G, Forti A, Babighian G
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Medicine Cluj, Romania.
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg. 1998;52(1):69-73.
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) has been acknowledged as the surgical treatment of choice for snoring. More recently, laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP) has emerged as a reliable, safe, less invasive technique in the surgical treatment of snoring. Our experience includes 90 patients treated by means of Nd:YAG laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty and the results are presented. The value of different factors (age, sex, snoring loudness, pharynx appearance, Müller manoeuver, presence of apnoeic episodes, overweight) in predicting success or failure of laser surgery has been evaluated. Good results were obtained in 80% of our patients. We found excessive snoring loudness and apnoeic episodes to be statistically associated with failure of LAUP to correct snoring. The other mentioned factors cannot be used in predicting the outcome of Nd:YAG laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty.
悬雍垂腭咽成形术（UPPP）已被公认为治疗打鼾的首选手术方法。最近，激光辅助悬雍垂腭成形术（LAUP）已成为一种可靠、安全、侵入性较小的治疗打鼾的手术技术。我们的经验包括对90例患者采用Nd:YAG激光辅助悬雍垂腭成形术进行治疗，并展示了治疗结果。我们评估了不同因素（年龄、性别、打鼾响度、咽部外观、米勒动作、呼吸暂停发作情况、超重）在预测激光手术成败方面的价值。我们80%的患者取得了良好的治疗效果。我们发现，打鼾响度过大和呼吸暂停发作在统计学上与LAUP治疗打鼾失败相关。其他提及的因素不能用于预测Nd:YAG激光辅助悬雍垂腭成形术的治疗结果。
