Reply to: Letter to the Editor of Journal of Otolaryngology regarding "Risk of diabetes in patients with sleep apnea: comparison of surgery versus CPAP in a long-term follow-up study"

J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Dec 1;52(1):76. doi: 10.1186/s40463-023-00684-z.

Abstract

A recent Letter published, in the Journal of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery in response to our original article "Risk of diabetes in patients with sleep apnea: comparison of surgery versus Continous Positive Airway Pressure in a long-term follow-up study" raised some issues we would like to address here. However, we thank the authors for their effort and time in analyzing our manuscript and we want to facilitate a balanced discussion on this topic with our reply.

Keywords: Big data; Diabetes; Sleep apnea; Upper airway surgery.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  • Diabetes Mellitus*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Otolaryngology*
  • Polysomnography
  • Sleep Apnea Syndromes*
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / surgery