title: Novel Surgical Approaches for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
abstract: Novel approaches to upper airway anatomic phenotyping, more reconstructive upper airway surgical techniques, and new implantable hypoglossal neurostimulation technology have very favorable potential to improve symptoms and quality-of-life measures, to reduce obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) disease severity and associated cardiovascular risk, and to serve as an adjunct to continuous positive airway pressure, oral appliances, and other forms of OSA medical therapy. Successful surgical therapy depends critically on accurate diagnosis, skillful knowledge and examination of the upper airway anatomy, proper procedure selection, and proficient technical application.
authors.affiliation: UPMC Division of Sleep Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Mercy Building B, Suite 11500, 1400 Locust Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA. Electronic address: sooserj@upmc.edu.
authors.forename: Ryan J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Soose
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Drug-induced sleep endoscopy; Expansion pharyngoplasty; Hypoglossal nerve stimulation; Palate surgery; Sleep apnea; Sleep surgery; Upper airway stimulation