title: [Treatment of simple snoring. Surgical pharyngoplasty vs. laser CO2 pharyngotomy].
abstract: CO2 laser pharyngotomy is a newly described technique used in treatment bronchopathy without sleep apnea syndrome. Retrospective results of 70 CO2 laser pharyngotomies and 63 surgical pharyngoplasties are studied and compared. All patients were SAS free snoring patients. The results were rated satisfactory by 54% of the CO2 Laser treated patients against 78% for classical surgery. CO2 laser pharyngotomy is an easy procedure done in the office. The complication rate is very low. The predictive criteria upon which one can select the best procedure for each particular patient remain largely unknown.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Foch, Service ORL, Suresnes.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Séquert
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carles
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Kamami
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Girschig
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fleury
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chabolle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D012913:Snoring / Q000601:surgery*; D014609:Uvula / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide
vernacular_title: Traitement de la rhonchopathie simple. Pharyngoplastie chirurgicale versus pharyngotomie au laser CO2.