Overview
- Authors:
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Karl Hörmann
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Hals-Nasen-Ohrenklinik, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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Thomas Verse
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Abteilung HNO, Asklepios Klinik Harburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Written by two famous authors who run two of the largest otolaryngological sleep laboratories and perform approximately 1500 surgical sleep medicine procedures per year
- Evidence-based as well as based on the complete surgical and sleep medicine know-how of the authors, who regularly hold numerous international courses on sleep surgery
- Completely updated and enriched by various new surgical techniques. New chapters such as radiofrequency-uvulopalatoplasty and combined soft palate procedures have been added
- Lavishly illustrated with colour illustrations and artwork
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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- Kerstin Rohde, Thomas Verse
Pages 1-3
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- Joachim T. Maurer, Thomas Verse
Pages 19-23
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- Thomas Verse, Wolfgang Pirsig
Pages 25-31
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- Thomas Verse, Wolfgang Pirsig
Pages 33-36
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- Thomas Verse, Wolfgang Pirsig, Joachim T. Maurer
Pages 38-130
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- Boris A. Stuck, Thomas Verse, Nico de Vries, Joachim T. Maurer
Pages 132-166
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- Thomas Verse, Thomas Hierl
Pages 167-192
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- Thomas Verse, Wolfgang Pirsig
Pages 215-219
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- Helge Kleinhans, Thomas Verse
Pages 221-230
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Back Matter
Pages 241-298
About this book
Nasal continuous positive airway pressure ventilation is the gold standard in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Long-term compliance rates are about 60%. Therefore, several alternative treatment options are of special interest. Beside conservative therapies, various surgical concepts exist. The field of surgery for sleep disordered breathing has rapidly grown with new instrumentation and surgical techniques in the last 10 years. Surgeons in these fields have to attend scientific meetings, participate in workshops, and read the literature to stay up to date. In our sleep laboratories we conduct 30 polysomnographies each night. Each year, we perform almost 1,000 surgical procedures for sleep disordered breathing apart from numerous other conservative and apparative treatment modalities. Referring to our expe- ence and the present literature, we tried to give new information on surgical techniques in this second edition. The chapters are grouped in different anatomical fields of interest. We wanted to give general advice and specific new hints for the surgery of sleep disordered breathing so that the reader learns basic techniques followed by more advanced surgery. In addition to the illustrated surgical descriptions, the chapters contain informations about indications and contraindications of each surgical procedure and the postoperative care. Special interest has been dedicated to evidence-based medicine. So in each chapter, there is a table of references summarizing the effectiveness of the procedure and EBM grade.
Authors and Affiliations
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Hals-Nasen-Ohrenklinik, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
Karl Hörmann
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Abteilung HNO, Asklepios Klinik Harburg, Hamburg, Germany
Thomas Verse
