Deok Won Lee
Kyung Hee University, Korea
Title: Simple and atraumatic technique for the advancement of the genioglossus muscle for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
Biography
Biography: Deok Won Lee
Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common type of sleep apnea and a result of the upper airway obstruction. Untreated OSAS can cause various problems such as hypertension, diabetes, stroke, cardiac disease, daytime sleepiness. It has been demonstrated that genioglossus advancement (GA) is an eff ective procedure for the improvement of the upper airway in some of OSA patients. Th e various types of osteotomy have been designed for the advancement of genioglossus muscle and genial tubercle complex. Inferior saggital osteotomy (ISO), rectangular osteotomy and the circular osteotomy are commonly used for the surgical treatment of OSA. In this paper, we describe a new method for GA that uses specially designed two drills and “c-shaped†plate. Th is technique is more simple, atraumatic and cost eff ective comparing to traditional GA techniques. It helps surgeons to conduct GA surgeries in an effi cient way and shorten operation times. Also it can minimalize the patient’s damage during the surgery. Th is minimal invasive technique is expected to reduce postoperative complications like post-op bleeding, pain and swelling.