Evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea in obese patients scheduled for bariactric surgery.

Purpose: To evaluate the frequency of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in obese patients scheduled for bariatric surgery and their identification for risk of OSA by Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) and excessive daytime sleepiness by Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS).

Methods: Fifty nine patients were evaluated by BQ and ESS. Out of these individuals, 35 performed a full-night sleep study using a type 3 portable monitoring (PM).

[Sequelae lesions in the larynxes of patients with paracoccidioidomycosis].

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a systemic disease that in its aftermath form is characterized by clinical manifestations related to anatomic or functional sequelae of organs and systems affected during the period of state. To describe the anatomical and functional sequelae in patients with treated laryngeal PCM. Retrospective study.