Open AccessRates of Revision and Obstructive Sleep Apnea after Surgery for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: A Longitudinal Comparative Analysis of More Than 1000 Operations
Author(s) -
Danielle H. Rochlin,
Clifford C Sheckter,
Rohit K. Khosla,
H. Peter Lorenz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plastic and reconstructive surgery/psef cd journals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.841
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1076-5751
pISSN - 0032-1052
DOI - 10.1097/prs.0000000000008193
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , velopharyngeal insufficiency , pharyngeal flap , sleep apnea , pharynx , incidence (geometry) , sphincter , retrospective cohort study , surgery , apnea , anesthesia , physics , optics
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the comparative incidence of obstructive sleep apnea following velopharyngeal insufficiency surgery in the United States.