Robin Baudouin1,2, Marc Blumen3,4, Cyril Chaufton3,4, Frédéric Chabolle3,4. 1. ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Sleep Laboratory, Service d'ORL, Hôpital Foch, 40 rue Worth, F-921 50, Suresnes, France. robin.baudouin@aol.com. 2. Paris-Saclay University, F-782 80, Paris, France. robin.baudouin@aol.com. 3. ENT Head and Neck Surgery Department, Sleep Laboratory, Service d'ORL, Hôpital Foch, 40 rue Worth, F-921 50, Suresnes, France. 4. Paris-Saclay University, F-782 80, Paris, France.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Velopharyngoplasty and palatine tonsillectomy are at the very heart of the surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) care. In cases of major tonsil hypertrophy, we evaluated the relevance of associating soft palate surgery with palatine tonsillectomy, independent of the soft palate length. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective single-center study in OSAS patients with grade III or IV tonsils treated with tonsillectomy. Preoperative assessment included an upper airway examination performed while the patient was awake, a polysomnography and a drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE). Surgical efficacy was assessed on postoperative polysomnography. Success was considered when the postoperative apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) was less than 20 events/h with a 50% reduction. We compared palatine tonsillectomy efficacy alone (group A) and associated with soft palate surgery (group B). RESULTS: We analyzed 33 patients who had undergone surgery between December 2006 and May 2018. Their preoperative mean BMI and mean AHI were 27.3 ± 7.5 kg/m2 and 38.6 ± 21.4 events/h, respectively. The two groups (A, n = 18 and B, n = 15) were clinically comparable. The success rate was 72.2% in group A and 60% in group B. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (p > 0.1). CONCLUSIONS: According to this study, in our institution, in cases of major tonsillar hypertrophy, simultaneous soft palate surgery had no significant impact on the success rate, regardless of soft palate length. Associating soft palate surgery with palatine tonsillectomy does not seem mandatory to increase the success rate. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III. Retrospective comparative study.
PURPOSE: Velopharyngoplasty and palatine tonsillectomy are at the very heart of the surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) care. In cases of major tonsil hypertrophy, we evaluated the relevance of associating soft palate surgery with palatine tonsillectomy, independent of the soft palate length. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective single-center study in OSAS patients with grade III or IV tonsils treated with tonsillectomy. Preoperative assessment included an upper airway examination performed while the patient was awake, a polysomnography and a drug-induced sedation endoscopy (DISE). Surgical efficacy was assessed on postoperative polysomnography. Success was considered when the postoperative apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) was less than 20 events/h with a 50% reduction. We compared palatine tonsillectomy efficacy alone (group A) and associated with soft palate surgery (group B). RESULTS: We analyzed 33 patients who had undergone surgery between December 2006 and May 2018. Their preoperative mean BMI and mean AHI were 27.3 ± 7.5 kg/m2 and 38.6 ± 21.4 events/h, respectively. The two groups (A, n = 18 and B, n = 15) were clinically comparable. The success rate was 72.2% in group A and 60% in group B. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (p > 0.1). CONCLUSIONS: According to this study, in our institution, in cases of major tonsillar hypertrophy, simultaneous soft palate surgery had no significant impact on the success rate, regardless of soft palate length. Associating soft palate surgery with palatine tonsillectomy does not seem mandatory to increase the success rate. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III. Retrospective comparative study.
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