[Treatment for obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome with coblator plasma surgery].
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.
Lü
Jiangang
J
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, 450007, China.
Liang
Qiaojin
Q
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