title: [Treatment for obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome with coblator plasma surgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the method of coblator plasma surgery and modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with uvula reserved and tongue base operation and its effect on obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS).
  
  
  METHODS
  All 56 cases were operated on infraturbinal, tongue base, uvula, soft palate and/or tonsil with coblator plasma surgery, the uvula was completely reserved by modified uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in 9 cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 6-months responders were 87.5% respectively. Five cases suffered from pharyngeal paraesthesia, 2 cases suffered from stomatolalia, 1 case suffered from pharyngeal secondary hemorrhage.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The coblator plasma surgery on OSAHS is an effective and safe method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, 450007, China.
authors.forename: Jiangang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lü
authors.forename: Qiaojin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000601:surgery; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000601:surgery; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000601:surgery*; D014059:Tongue / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014609:Uvula / Q000601:surgery