نتایج جستجو برای: upper airway surgery

تعداد نتایج: 609811  

2013
Kun Hwang Young-Bin Choi

Though there are no available statistics, about 5,000 cosmetic jaw operations seem to be performed yearly in South Korea [1]. The frequency of jaw surgery is increasing in South Korea and in the United States. Recently, serious complications, including mortality, have been reported in the mass media. An editorial of a Korean daily newspaper insisted that the Korean Medical Association and the a...

2001
Dominique J. Griffon

Clinical signs of upper airway obstruction provide valuable information regarding the degree of airway compromise and the anatomic compartment involved but are not specific to any disease process. The purpose of the diagnostic workup is to determine the extent and nature of the condition. The extent of the physical examination depends on the degree of upper airway obstruction, and complete eval...

Betina Majdi, Mahsa Omidi, Parisa Salehi, Sepideh Rezapoor gavareshki, Shahram Hamedani, Shoaleh Shahidi,

Introdouction: This study investigated the potential relationship between vertical facial growth patterns and airway volumes in a sample of Iranian adult patients. Materials and methods: This cross sectional study was conducted on 72 adult patients (44 females, 28 males), ages 18– 45 years, who had been referred to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology at the Shiraz Univer...

Journal: :Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2014
Eduardo S Gonçales Marco A H Duarte Celso Palmieri George M Zakhary Ghali E Ghali

PURPOSE Dentofacial deformities can be defined as defects in the growth and development of facial bones, mainly the maxilla and mandible. Such deformities can change the dimension and function of the pharyngeal airway space and orthognathic surgery is the treatment of choice. The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in the pharyngeal airway space after orthognathic surgery and test the abi...

Journal: :Anesthesiology 2013
Nobuo Sasaki Matthew J Meyer Matthias Eikermann

Postoperative pulmonary complications are responsible for significant increases in hospital cost as well as patient morbidity and mortality; respiratory muscle dysfunction represents a contributing factor. Upper airway dilator muscles functionally resist the upper airway collapsing forces created by the respiratory pump muscles. Standard perioperative medications (anesthetics, sedatives, opioid...

2014
Andrea Quaranta

Obstructive sleep apneasyndrome (OSAS) is a common chronic disorder (with a prevalence of about 2-4%) characterized by repetitive episodes of breathing cessation due to complete or partial collapse of the upper airway therefore affecting ventilation. If untreated, OSAS can lead to significant neurological problems (such as stroke, cognitive decline, depression, headaches, peripheral neuropathy,...

Journal: :iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology 0
ehsan khadivi ear, nose, throat research center, department of otorhinolaryngolgy, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran mohsen horri department of pediatrics, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran monavar afzal aghaee department of social medicine, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran bolfazl taheri department of otorhinolaryngolgy, mashhad university of medical sciences, mashhad, iran

introduction: hypertrophied tonsils and adenoids may cause upper airway obstruction and cardio-pulmonary complications due to pulmonary arterial hypertension. the aim of this study was to determine the correlation between mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mpap) and selected adenotonsilar hypertrophy indexes. materials and methods: thirty two patients with upper-airway obstruction resulting from...

B. Zamiri, S. Masoumi, SH. Momeni Danaei, SH. Setoudeh Maram,

Objective: Adaptation of the pharyngeal airway space does occur after different surgical strategies of class III patients including mandibular setback, maxillary advancement and bimaxillary surgery. The aim of this study is to conduct a detailed cephalometric evaluation of the alterations taking place in the morphology of the pharyngeal airway space after treatment of class III skeletal deformi...

2014
Neil Freedman

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common and is associated with a number of adverse outcomes, including an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Typical treatment approaches, including positive airway pressure, oral appliances, various upper airway surgeries, and/or weight loss, can improve symptoms and reduce the severity of disease in select patient groups. However, these approaches have ...

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