title: [Histologic changes in soft palate in patients with obstructive sleep apnea].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Llorente Arenas
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Vicente González
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Marín Trigo
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Naya Gálvez
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000473:pathology*