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Sectioning the Hyoid Bone as a Therapeutic Approach for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Author(s) -

Nusret Kaya

Publication year - 1984

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.1093/sleep/7.1.77

Subject(s) - obstructive sleep apnea , hyoid bone , medicine , sleep apnea , apnea , uvulopalatopharyngoplasty , resection , sleep (system call) , surgery , anesthesia , polysomnography , computer science , operating system

After research studies, including systematic lateral x-rays, of normal controls and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients, we decided to perform a medial resection of the hyoid bone in OSAS patients. The procedure is similar to that performed for ductus thyreoglossus. To date, three patients have undergone the operation under anesthesia. The two cases have been followed for several months (the third underwent surgery only recently) and have improved, indicating that this procedure can be beneficial for OSAS.

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