title: [The effect of cervical circumference, lingual height and lingual width on the obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the relation between the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and the metrical value of the patient's cervical circumference, lingual height and lingual width.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical and radiographic data of 33 (OSAHS) patients were retrospectively analyzed, the value of cervical circumference was direct manual measurement, the value of lingual height, lingual width was indirect measured through X-ray radiography of Iodic oil, and selected 33 normal adult as control group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean of cervical circumference, lingual height and lingual width of OSAHS group have significant difference to normal control group respectively, the value of OSAHS group remarkably higher than control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cervical circumference, lingual height and lingual width make important effect on pathogenesis of OSAHS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Haidian Hospital, Beijing, 100080, China. chenhanent@tom.com
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000033:anatomy & histology*