Open AccessManagement of tongue base obstruction in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
Author(s) -
E. C. Vinaya Kumar,
J. Janardhan Rao,
Sathavahana Chowdary,
Chandrakantha Rao
Publication year - 1999
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/bf02996435
Subject(s) - medicine , otorhinolaryngology , presentation (obstetrics) , head and neck surgery , tongue , airway obstruction , surgery , general surgery , pathology , airway
Studies have shown that the obstruction in OSA is more often than not multicentric. Tongue base obstruction is relatively more difficult to diagnose accurately and treat effectively. In this presentation, an effort is made to suggest two methods of management of this problem. One deals with the surgical management and the second, an alternative non-surgical method.