Adult sleep apnea and tonsil hypertrophy: should pharyngoplasty be associated with tonsillectomy?

CONCLUSIONS: According to this study, in our institution, in cases of major tonsillar hypertrophy, simultaneous soft palate surgery had no significant impact on the success rate, regardless of soft palate length. Associating soft palate surgery with palatine tonsillectomy does not seem mandatory to increase the success rate.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III. Retrospective comparative study.
PMID: 31115738 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Sleep and Breathing - May 20, 2019 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Baudouin R, Blumen M, Chaufton C, Chabolle F Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research