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Case Report: Lateral Chest Placement of IPG for Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Implantation
Author(s) -
Weiner Jordan S.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.28950
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoglossal nerve , rib cage , pectoralis major muscle , surgery , implant , anesthesia , anatomy , tongue , pathology
Hypoglossal nerve stimulation for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea is an increasingly common procedure. The hypoglossal nerve is stimulated by an implanted pulse generator that is placed in a subcutaneous pocket in the upper chest over the pectoralis muscle. A pressure sensor is placed through a separate incision between two ribs to detect respiratory effort. This case reports an alternative implantation of the device and pressure sensor through a single shared incision lateral to the breast in a thin patient with a previous history of breast cancer, mastectomy, and subpectoral breast implant reconstruction. Laryngoscope , 131:E1010–E1012, 2021