title: Comparison of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and uvulopalatal flap in Turkish military personnel with primary snoring.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the surgical results of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) and uvulopalatal flap (UPF) procedures in the treatment of primary snoring.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two study groups were formed and UPPP and UPF procedures were performed. All patients were stratified according to the modified Friedman staging system. Patients with tonsil size 2-4, palatal position scale grade 2, and body mass index lower than 30 were enrolled in the study. The success of surgical procedures was evaluated by applying a snoring questionnaire and Epworth sleepiness scale preoperatively and 90 days after the operation. Patients were followed for postoperative pain and other complications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Snoring was relieved in 85% of UPPP and in 83.3% of UPF patients 90 days after the operation. Postoperative pain complaint was more prominent in the UPPP group and mean duration of pain was significantly longer compared with the UPF group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite similar success rates in the short-term, we can say that the UPF procedure is more practical and comfortable when compared to the UPPP in the military setting.
authors.affiliation: GATA (Gulhane Military Medical Academy), Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology, Tibbiye Caddesi, Kadiköy 34668, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cekin
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cincik
authors.forename: Safter Arif
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ulubil
authors.forename: Bulent Evren
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Erkul
authors.forename: Atila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gungor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012913:Snoring / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014609:Uvula / Q000601:surgery