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Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: the Leicester experience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. J. N. Prichard ,
J. Marshall ,
A. Ahmed ,
R. S. A. Thomas  and
C. D. Hanning
A. J. N. Prichard*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester
J. Marshall
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester
A. Ahmed
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester
R. S. A. Thomas
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester
C. D. Hanning
Affiliation:
The Sleep Disorders Clinic, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester.
*
Mr A. J. N. Prichard, Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, High Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE7 7DN..
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Abstract

Twenty-nine patients undergoing uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) for snoring are presented. Ninety per cent expressed an overall improvement in their symptoms: 21 per cent had complete abolition of snoring. Postoperative complications included nasal regurgitation of food/fluids and hyponasal speech development.

Keywords

SnoringSleep apnoea syndromesUvulopalatopharyngoplasty
Type
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Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 8 , August 1994 , pp. 649 - 652
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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