Surgery for Sleep Disordered Breathing

• Main Authors: Hr̲mann, Karl. (Author), Verse, Thomas. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Dentistry.; Pneumology.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77786-1

The treatment of sleep disordered breathing has been enriched by the development of various new and largely surgical techniques. The question of which treatment best suits each individual patient has become a highly sophisticated decision. Among others, the most important factors for selecting the m...

Table of Contents:

• Sleep Disordered Breathing
• General Aspects of Therapy
• Identifying the Site of Obstruction
• Nasal Surgery
• Nasopharyngeal Surgery
• Palatal Surgery
• Lower Pharyngeal Airway Procedures
• Maxillofacial Surgeries
• Laryngeal OSA
• Multi-Level Surgery
• Tracheotomy
• Bariatric Surgery
• Anesthesiologic Airway Management.