title: [Results of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in sleep apnea syndromes. Apropos of 33 cases].
abstract: Thirty-three patients with the sleep apnea syndrome were operated upon by uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and clinical and multiple sleep recording findings compared at follow up after 3 months. No exact correlation was noted between the clinical condition and recordings during sleep. The only predictive criterion for the result of this operation is the preoperative weight, and this procedure is proposed as a routine treatment as long as no better method exists to determine the obstructive site. Therapy of the sleep apnea syndrome is described.
authors.affiliation: Service ORL, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chabolle
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fleury
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Riu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chouard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Résultats de l'uvulopalatopharyngoplastie dans le syndrome d'apnée du sommeil. A propos de 33 cas.