Clinical Trial: Tonsillectomy and Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty Operations
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: A Comparison of the Outcomes of Tonsillectomy and Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty Operations in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Brief Summary:
Background: To compare the efficacy of tonsillectomy and expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty (ESP) in the surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).Methods: Patients with Friedman grade III-IV tonsil hypertrophy and OSA diagnosed with polysomnography were separated into two groups according to the surgery performed, as the classic tonsillectomy group (Group 1) and the ESP group (Group 2).The primary endpoint of the study was to determine the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) value.The preoperative and…
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