title: [The effect of the pillar implant system in the management of snoring and OSAHS patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the effect of the pillar implant system in the management of snoring and OSAHS patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  All patients are divided into three groups by PSG: mild to moderate OSAHS, severe OSAHS and snoring. PSG and snoring visual analogue scale (VAS) were assessed preoperatively and postoperatively, and the postoperative PSG was performed after 6 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The values of VAS in all of the patients were reduced. AHI was reduced from 17.03 +/- 10.63 preoperatively to 11.17 +/- 9.52 postoperatively in 28 patients with mild to moderate OSAHS and the total effective ratio was 67.9%. AHI was reduced from 62.93 +/- 9.21 preoperatively to 55.42 +/- 13.77 postoperatively in 6 patients with severe OSAHS and the effective ratio was 16.7%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The pillar implant system had a significant effect on mild to moderate OSAHS patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, People's Hospital of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510080, China. csh_rl@163.com
authors.forename: Shaohua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Siyi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qianhui
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Xiaoli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.forename: Xiaoqian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000601:surgery*; D012913:Snoring / Q000601:surgery*