Laser midline glossectomy and lingual tonsillectomy as treatments for sleep apnea syndrome.
Preservation treatments for sleep respiratory disorders, such as the use of a dental device and the technique of nasal continuous positive air pressure, cause discomfort to the patient and are not radical treatments. Therefore, we performed operative therapy instead. Laser midline glossectomy was performed to treat constriction at the root of the tongue in 16 patients diagnosed with sleep apnea syndrome. We also tried lingual tonsil excision using the Harmonic Scalpel in three patients with stenosis at the base of the tongue.
Department of Otolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan. ban-jibi@ninus.ocn.ne.jp
Arata
A
Yonekura
Kenji
K
Kawakatsu
Kenji
K
Suzuki
Tadao
T
Nishimura
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005927:Glossectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017286:Polysomnography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014059:Tongue / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*