Home Sleep Testing
1 Introduction Testing for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) outside of the sleep laboratory setting has become increasingly common in the United States. Since 2008, when the Centers for Medicare and…
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Decision Making and Treatment Planning
1 Introduction Numerous treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) presently exist. These treatments range from noninvasive behavioral modifications to nightly use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices to…
Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy (DISE)
1 Introduction Drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) was introduced by Croft and Pringle in 1991 and over time has increased in popularity and is applied worldwide. The evaluation requires pharmacologic induction…
Airway Evaluation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
1 Methods of Airway Evaluation As the interest in sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has increased, various attempts have been made to assess upper airway anatomy in patients with this relatively frequent…
Signs and Symptoms of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
1 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repetitive episodes of complete or partial obstructions of the upper airway during sleep. The spectrum of these obstructive respiratory…
The Role of the Otolaryngologist in the Treatment of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Michael Friedman, MD Ofer Jacobowitz, MD, PhD, FAASM Sleep medicine is one of the youngest medical specialties recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Before 2007, when the ABMS offered…
The Impact of Surgical Treatment of OSA on Cardiac Risk Factors
Darius Bliznikas, MD Ho-Sheng Lin, MD Evidence supporting the association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cardiovascular diseases is compelling. In a retrospective analysis of 182 men without history of cardiovascular disease…
Robot-based otological surgery
About the contributors • Contributors to the work performed by the Parisian team: Yann Nguyen 1,2 , Mathieu Miroir 1 , Guillaume Kazmitcheff 1 , Evelyne Ferrary 1,2 , Daniele…
Robot-assisted endo- and transnasal surgery
Contents The challenge of endo- and transnasal surgery 158 What to expect from a robotized manipulator in endonasal surgery 158 Endoscope fulcrum points and reaction forces/torques 162 Summary of experimental…
Alternative solutions for transoral robotic surgery (TORS)
Contents Micro-technologies and systems for robot-assisted laser phonomicrosurgery (μRALP): a new microrobot prototype driven by an endoscope for laser treatment of pathologies of the vocal folds 142 The Flex® Robotic System…
