Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: results of a patient questionnaire.

Objectives: This study was performed to evaluate patient satisfaction after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP).

Methods: One hundred forty-five patients returned surveys in an otolaryngology group. The patients had undergone UPPP for snoring, sleep apnea, or both between April 1, 2000, and April 5, 2005.

Oral carcinoma associated with betel nut chewing in the Pacific: an impending crisis?

In Western populations, tobacco and alcohol use are the major etiologic factors associated with oral cavity cancers. In developing countries of Asia and the South Pacific, however, oral cancer is increasingly associated with the chewing of betel nut. As the population of Asia and the South Pacific immigrates, Head and Neck surgeons in North America are likely to see more patients with oral carcinoma induced by betel nut chewing.