Journal Reviews

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Long-term effectiveness of sleep surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea

2 March 2022 | | Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Continuous positive airway pressure, Expansion pharyngoplasty, Obstructive sleep apnea, Polysomnography

n this study, 39 patients from Turkey with obstructive sleep apnoea (of varying severity) underwent an expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty. This operation was devised by Prof Kenny Pang in Singapore and involves using the palatopharyngeus muscle and partly relocating it laterally...