Successful Hypoglossal Nerve Upper Airway Stimulator Implantation After Chemoradiotherapy for Oropharynx Malignancy Complicated by Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis

Ear Nose Throat J. 2023 Jan;102(1):18-19. doi: 10.1177/0145561320986025. Epub 2021 Jan 6.

Abstract

This case demonstrates the first successful treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with hypoglossal nerve upper airway stimulation in a patient with prior radiation for oropharynx cancer complicated by osteoradionecrosis of the mandible.

MeSH terms

  • Embryo Implantation
  • Humans
  • Hypoglossal Nerve*
  • Oropharyngeal Neoplasms* / complications
  • Oropharyngeal Neoplasms* / therapy