ÃÖÁöÈ£(Choi Ji-Ho) - Korea University College of Medicine Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
±èÀºÁß(Kim Eun-Joong) - Korea University College of Medicine Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
±è°¿ì(Kim Kang-Woo) - Korea University College of Medicine Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
ÁÖ¿µÈ£(Ju Young-Ho) - Korea University College of Medicine Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
¹ÚÀÇÇö(Park Euy-Hyun) - Korea University College of Medicine Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
À̽ÂÈÆ(Lee Seung-Hoon) - Korea University College of Medicine Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Abstract
Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty (LAUP) was widely performed in 1990s as a surgical therapeutic procedure to improve snoring or mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, LAUP is not currently recommended as a treatment for OSA because the evidence for its efficacy is insufficient. Little is known about alternative minimally invasive surgery in patients who refuse continuous positive airway pressure or oral appliance after failed LAUP. We present a case of successful surgical treatment of persistent snoring and mild OSA with palatal implants after LAUP. This case suggests that palatal implants may be offered as an alternative surgical procedure for selective patients with persistent or recurrent snoring or mild OSA after LAUP.
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Obstructive sleep apnea, Snoring, Palate, Implants
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1195620140070010066
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Palatal implants may be offered as an alternative surgical procedure for selective patients with persistent or recurrent snoring or mild OSA after LAUP.