Main description:

Obstructive sleep apnoea is a condition where the walls of the throat relax and narrow during sleep, interrupting normal breathing (NHS Choices). Surgical Management in Snoring and Sleep-Disordered Breathing is an illustrated guide to the diagnosis and treatment of patients who require surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea.

Divided into 15 chapters, the book begins with sleep tests and diagnosis, upper airway exploration and guidance on classification and surgical prognosis of a patient with sleep-disordered breathing. Common modalities for exploring the upper airway, as well as techniques currently under development, are discussed in detail. Further chapters cover a range of surgical procedures. The closing chapters cover anaesthesiology, complications of obstructive sleep apnoea surgery, and the future of sleep-disordered breathing and snoring surgery.

Surgical Management in Snoring and Sleep-Disordered Breathing is enhanced by 139 full colour images and illustrations, making this up-to-date and forward looking book an ideal resource for postgraduates, otolaryngologists, anaesthesiologists and surgeons.

Key Points

Illustrated guide to the diagnosis and surgical treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea
Covers diagnosis, surgical prognosis, and surgical procedures
Also covers anaesthesiology, complications of surgery, and possible future developments
139 full colour images and illustrations

Contents:

Chapter 01. Introduction

Chapter 02. Sleep Tests and Diagnosis

Chapter 03. Upper Airway Exploration

Chapter 04. Classification and Surgical Prognosis in a Sleep-Disordered Breathing Patient

Chapter 05. Radio Frequency Fundamentals

Chapter 06. Office-Based Procedures

Chapter 07. Nasal and Turbinate Surgery

Chapter 08. Pharyngeal and Palatal Surgery

Chapter 09. Tongue Surgery

Chapter 10. Hyoid and Epiglottis Surgery

Chapter 11. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Surgical Treatment: Maxillomandibular Surgery

Chapter 12. Multilevel Surgery Indications

Chapter 13. Anesthesiology in Snoring and Sleep-Disordered Breathing Patients

Chapter 14. Complications of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Surgery

Chapter 15. The Future in Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Snoring Surgery