Barbed snore surgery for concentric at the velum collapse: the Alianza technique

Recently, new conservative and non-resective surgical techniques, including palatopharyngeal surgical lifting and suspension (the ‘Roman blinds technique’) and modular barbed snore surgery (MBSS), have been successfully introduced for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). This pilot longitudinal study describes our preliminary experience with the ‘Alianza technique’ (the simultaneous use of Roman bl inds and MBSS) in mild to moderate OSAS patients with concentric pharyngeal collapse at the velum, previously documented by means of drug-induced sleep endoscopy.

Source: Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery - August 14, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Mario Mantovani, Daniela Carioli, Sara Torretta, Vittorio Rinaldi, Tullio Ibba, Lorenzo Pignataro Source Type: research