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1 Introduction Tonsillectomy remains one of the most common surgical procedures performed on children. In contrast to several decades ago when infectious indications were common, the reason most children undergo…

1 Introduction Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is the single most common surgical procedure performed for the correction of retropalatal obstruction causing or contributing to obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). Although its success…

1 Introduction Over the past decade there has been an evolution in the care for children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Although adenotonsillectomy (T&A) has been regarded as typically successful…

1 Introduction Nasopharyngeal stenosis (NPS) after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) is a serious problem. More palatal procedures are being performed, leading to an increased incidence of NPS, but little has been written…

1 Introduction Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) encompasses a spectrum of conditions, including socially unacceptable snoring (SUS) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Whereas SUS is mostly debilitating in social circumstances, OSAS…

1 Indications From our first case report describing isolated mandibular advancement for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in 1984, maxillofacial surgical interventions have played significant roles in sleep…

1 Introduction Orthognathic surgery has been used to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) since the mid-1980s. In the classical phase II surgery for OSA described by Riley et al., 10-mm advancement…

1 Introduction Maxillary morphology plays an important role in the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Guilleminault et al. reported the presence of high and narrow hard palate differentiating OSA between…