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. 1996;23(3):293-308.

[Anatomical alterations of the upper airway in the sleeping apnea syndrome. Diagnostical and therapeutic implications]

[Article in Spanish]
O Biurrún  1 , I Vilaseca, A Morelló, J Roca, M R Bueno, J M Montserrat, R Rodríguez-Roisín, J Traserra
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  • PMID: 8712314

[Anatomical alterations of the upper airway in the sleeping apnea syndrome. Diagnostical and therapeutic implications]

[Article in Spanish]
O Biurrún et al. An Otorrinolaringol Ibero Am. 1996.

Abstract

In this paper are assessed through ENT-exam, rhinomanometry and cephalometry both bipedal and in dorsal decubitus, the anatomical alterations occurring in the upper airways in 100 consecutive patients, polysomnographically diagnosed of SAOS. The patients were classified in 4 groups (after Fujita's modified classification): 2 having oropharyngeal obstruction (I and IIa) and other 2 with hypopharyngeal obstruction (IIb and III), which were subdivided in its time with nasal obstruction present (N+) or absent (N-). Group I and IIa (68 %) -theoretical candidates to an uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, UPPP-showed its predominance, followed by a high incidence of nasal obstruction (N+, 48 %) and a non negligeable number of hypopharyngeal alterations (32 %).

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