Vik Veer

Consultant ENT Surgeon

Royal National Throat, Nose & Ear Hospital and Queens Hospital, Romford, UK.

Latest Contribution

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Hypoglossal nerve stimulation for OSA

1 November 2019 | | Otology | Hypoglossal nerve, Long term, Obstructive sleep apnea, Stimulation, Upper airway

Hypoglossal nerve stimulation has been lauded as the great new surgical treatment panacea for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). This meta-analysis includes 12 studies with a total of 350 patients, including the five-year follow-up data from the STAR trial which was...

DISE as a rationalising tool for sleep apnoea surgery

1 May 2019 | | Rhinology / Sinus | Drug-induced sleep endoscopy, Obstructive sleep apnea, Upper airway surgery, VOTE classification

This retrospective study on 85 adult obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients provides further interesting information for sleep surgeons. These patients were all investigated with polysomnography (PSG) and drug induced sleep endoscopy (DISE). They all then underwent a simple uvulopalatoplasty with...

Double suspension sutures for obstructive sleep apnoea

1 March 2019 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Double suspension sutures, Modified anterior palatoplasty, Obstructive Sleep Apnea

This study examines the benefit of an operation that targets the lateral pharyngeal wall. The double suspension sutures are, in essence, a suture through the palatopharyngeus muscle which is then tied around the hamulus in the retro molar area. This...