title: [Evaluation of the cephalometric structure of the upper airway on the configuration of the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome].
abstract: Thirty aleatory patients polysomnographically diagnosed as sleep apnea syndrome (SAOS) with an apnea-hypoapnea index (AHI) accounting for 61.3 +/- 31.1 were, bipedal and in decubitus, cephalometrically explored, aiming at establish the correlation between the cephalometric quantum of the upper airway and the anthropomorphic and polysomnographic parameters clearly establishing the syndrome. The weak correlation confirmed among the AHI and the back passage in decubitus (PASDEC), even between the nocturnal oxymetric nadir and the length of the palate, advice against considering the gravity of the OSAS as sole function of the altered cephalometric degree checked in the test.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clinico de Barcelona.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Biurrún
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morelló
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vilaseca
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roca
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bueno
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Montserrat
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Roisín
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Traserra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010159:Palate / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D017286:Polysomnography; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation / Q000502:physiology*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Evaluación de la influencia de la estructura cefalométrica de las vías aéreas superiores en la configuración del síndrome de apneas obstructivas durante el sueño.