Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty - surgery for snoring.

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

Department of respiratory medicine, Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi.

Published: July 2002

Snoring is a social problem and is considered to be a warning sign, in relation to the upper airway structural and physiological anatomy. The complications and sequelae of snoring can be life threatening also. Therefore it becomes important to treat snoring in the first instance. Surgical treatment of snoring is the standard protocol (UPPP) Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, was started by Fujita a and this technique has now been found to be very effective. 8 cases of snoring with no evidence of sleep apnta were operated in the department with a standard modified technique. The technique und the results are discussed here.

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