title: The limitations of isolated palatal surgery for patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
abstract: Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition for which palatal surgery in isolation has been shown to have limited success. In comparison, palatal procedures combined with other surgical approaches that address the multiple sites of obstruction in the upper aerodigestive tract seem to have improved success in the carefully selected patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 610 Burnett-Womack Building, Campus Box 7070, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7070, USA.
authors.forename: Marc G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Dubin
authors.forename: Brent A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Senior
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000601:surgery*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*