Open AccessUvulopalatopharyngoplasty — surgery for snoring
Author(s) -
Anil Safaya,
Jagdish Chander Suri,
Kadambari Batra
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02993104
Subject(s) - uvulopalatopharyngoplasty , medicine , otorhinolaryngology , head and neck surgery , surgery , airway , anesthesia , apnea , polysomnography
Snoring is a social problem and is considered to be a warning sign, in relation to the upper airway structural and physiological anatomy. The complications and sequelae of snoring can be life threatening also. Therefore it becomes important to treat snoring in the first instance. Surgical treatment of snoring is the standard protocol (UPPP) Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, was started by Fujita a and this technique has now been found to be very effective. 8 cases of snoring with no evidence of sleep apnta were operated in the department with a standard modified technique. The technique und the results are discussed here.