The Role of Surgery in the Treatment of Patients with Obstrutive Sleep Apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea is a common sleep-related breathing disorder of major public health importance. However, the treatment remains challenging. The current gold standard, particularly for moderate to severe cases, is continuous positive airway pressure, but it is often suboptimal because patients dislike it so do not tolerate it [1]. Thus, many surgical techniques have been reported initially as an alternative treatment to these patients. The ultimate goal of surgical treatment for obstructive sleep apnea is to improve symptoms and eliminate disease morbidity and mortality.