Obesity and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
We investigated the influence of obesity on upper airway obstruction, especially the relationship between obesity and the type of obstruction. The site of obstruction was identified by means of endoscopic examination and dynamic MRI during sleep. Many obese patients have the circumferential type of obstruction.
Department of Otolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan. ban-jibi@ninus.ocn.ne.jp
Yoichi
Y
Nishimura
Tadao
T
Nishimura
Hirokazu
H
Hattori
Chikaya
C
Hattori
Arata
A
Yonekura
Kenji
K
Suzuki
D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D010614:Pharynx / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D017286:Polysomnography; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery