title: [Surgical treatment for the recurrent patients after palatopharyngoplasty].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the surgical treatment for the recurrent patients after palatopharyngoplasty (PPP).
  
  
  METHODS
  Five patients which were confirmed recurrence by sleep survey and examinations were reported.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The pharyngeal cavity was narrower obviously ten months after ppp than before ppp. The anteroposterior and transverse distances were (4.06 +/- 2.94) mm and (11.40 +/- 4.16) mm respectively. After dilatation, the distances were (11.90 +/- 3.25) mm and (21.00 +/- 4.18) mm separately, and were increased significantly than before (P < 0.01). Two patients were cured and three cases marked, and all patients were not recurrent post-operation with no complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The recurrence was mainly concerned with the unsuitable manipulation in PPP. Selecting the cooperation and proper surgical treatment, the better effect was also obtained for the recurrent patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200025.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: X M
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J Z
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000601:surgery*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000601:surgery