Volumetric Tongue Reduction for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Hsin-Ching Lin; Michael Friedman

doi:10.1016/j.jsmc.2018.10.007

Volumetric Tongue Reduction for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Sleep Med Clin. 2019 Mar;14(1):59-65. doi: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2018.10.007. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

Authors

Hsin-Ching Lin¹, Michael Friedman²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Sleep Center, Robotic Surgery Center, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123, Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung District, Kaohsiung City 833, Taiwan. Electronic address: hclin@adm.cgmh.org.tw.
² Division of Sleep Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; Department of Otolaryngology, Advanced Center for Specialty Care, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, 836 West Wellington Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657, USA.

PMID: 30709534
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2018.10.007

Abstract

Surgery for obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSA) is not a substitute for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) but is a salvage procedure for those who failed CPAP and other conservative therapies and therefore have no other options. The hypopharyngeal/tongue base procedures for the treatment of OSA are usually challenging to most sleep surgeons. In recent years, several procedures for OSA patients with hypopharyngeal obstructions have been developed to achieve higher response rates with decreased postoperative morbidities.

Keywords: Continuous positive airway pressure; Obstructive sleep apnea; Volumetric tongue reduction.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / methods
Humans
Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
Sleep
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / surgery*
Tongue / surgery*