Volumes of Velopharyngeal and Glossopharyngeal Airway Were Not Changed after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: Report of Three Cases
Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in velopharyngeal and glossopharyngeal airway morphology and volume after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in three adult obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients who had bilateral large tonsils using three-dimensional computed tomography. Ca...
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| description | Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in velopharyngeal and glossopharyngeal airway morphology and volume after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in three adult obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients who had bilateral large tonsils using three-dimensional computed tomography. Case Report. All three patients (one male and two females) who presented with a history of heavy snoring and excessive daytime sleepiness were examined with overnight nocturnal polysomnography, which indicated moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Because all patients had large tonsils, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty was expected to enlarge the pharyngeal airway. Polysomnography and three-dimensional computed tomography scanning were performed and compared, both before and 3 months after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. Results. Unexpectedly, although the morphology of the glossopharyngeal airway clearly changed after UPPP, the volume changes in the velopharyngeal and glossopharyngeal airways were negligible. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-896c1cd0113044e58db6235e883a40b52025-08-20T02:09:37ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732016-01-01201610.1155/2016/93784289378428Volumes of Velopharyngeal and Glossopharyngeal Airway Were Not Changed after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: Report of Three CasesYoichi Nishimura0Naoko Fujii1Takahisa Yamamoto2Mahmood A. Hamed3Misato Nishimura4Takuro Kojima5Noboru Iwata6Kenji Suzuki7Seiichi Nakata8Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Second Hospital, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 3-6-10 Otobashi, Nagoya, Aichi 454-8509, JapanDepartment of Radiology, Second Hospital, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi 454-8509, JapanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Gifu National College of Technology, Motosu, Gifu 501-0400, JapanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Second Hospital, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 3-6-10 Otobashi, Nagoya, Aichi 454-8509, JapanDepartment of Radiology, Second Hospital, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi 454-8509, JapanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Second Hospital, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 3-6-10 Otobashi, Nagoya, Aichi 454-8509, JapanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Second Hospital, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 3-6-10 Otobashi, Nagoya, Aichi 454-8509, JapanYonaha General Hospital, Kuwana, Mie 511-0000, JapanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Second Hospital, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 3-6-10 Otobashi, Nagoya, Aichi 454-8509, JapanObjective. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in velopharyngeal and glossopharyngeal airway morphology and volume after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in three adult obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients who had bilateral large tonsils using three-dimensional computed tomography. Case Report. All three patients (one male and two females) who presented with a history of heavy snoring and excessive daytime sleepiness were examined with overnight nocturnal polysomnography, which indicated moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Because all patients had large tonsils, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty was expected to enlarge the pharyngeal airway. Polysomnography and three-dimensional computed tomography scanning were performed and compared, both before and 3 months after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. Results. Unexpectedly, although the morphology of the glossopharyngeal airway clearly changed after UPPP, the volume changes in the velopharyngeal and glossopharyngeal airways were negligible.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9378428 |
| spellingShingle | Yoichi Nishimura Naoko Fujii Takahisa Yamamoto Mahmood A. Hamed Misato Nishimura Takuro Kojima Noboru Iwata Kenji Suzuki Seiichi Nakata Volumes of Velopharyngeal and Glossopharyngeal Airway Were Not Changed after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: Report of Three Cases Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Volumes of Velopharyngeal and Glossopharyngeal Airway Were Not Changed after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: Report of Three Cases |
| title_full | Volumes of Velopharyngeal and Glossopharyngeal Airway Were Not Changed after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: Report of Three Cases |
| title_fullStr | Volumes of Velopharyngeal and Glossopharyngeal Airway Were Not Changed after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: Report of Three Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Volumes of Velopharyngeal and Glossopharyngeal Airway Were Not Changed after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: Report of Three Cases |
| title_short | Volumes of Velopharyngeal and Glossopharyngeal Airway Were Not Changed after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: Report of Three Cases |
| title_sort | volumes of velopharyngeal and glossopharyngeal airway were not changed after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty report of three cases |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9378428 |
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