[Histologic changes in soft palate in patients with obstructive sleep apnea].
In patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) the reiterate injuries against the soft structures of the pharyngeal wall causes macro- and microscopic damages, which differ basically from the alterations verified in subjects without OSAS. We present a comparative histological study of 45 patients with OSAS operated on uvulopalatopharyngoplasties to face up 10 palates coming from normal post-mortem human among which a comparative anatomopathological study of 8 parameters was realized and the differences between the two groups signaled.
Llorente Arenas
E M
EM
Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza.
Vicente González
E A
EA
Marín Trigo
J M
JM
Naya Gálvez
M J
MJ
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000473:pathology*