Dynamic pharyngoscopy in predicting outcome of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for moderate and severe obstructive sleep apnea.

STUDY OBJECTIVE We sought to determine whether preoperative fiberoptic pharyngoscopy (FOP) with Müller's maneuver (dynamic FOP) could be used to establish a subgroup of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients with better outcome after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP). DESIGN Retrospective review of an observational cohort. SETTING Tertiary care referral center. PATIENTS Twenty-nine patients who underwent UPPP and nasopharyngeal surgery by one surgeon. INTERVENTION The patients were divided into two groups based on the findings of preoperative dynamic FOP: group 1 (11 patients) had collapse of the velopharynx and the base of the tongue-epiglottis-hypopharynx (TEH) complex and group 2 (18 patients) had velopharyngeal collapse only. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS Surgical success was defined using a conventional definition (> 50% reduction in the apnea-plus-hypopnea index [OAHI]), and a criterion for cure (> 90% reduction in OAHI and postoperative OAHI < 15). Both groups had a significant improvement in their OAHI. The success rate was significantly higher in patients with velopharyngeal collapse only compared with patients with additional collapse of the TEH complex (78 vs 36% with the conventional definition, and 50 vs 9% using the definition for cure, respectively). Predictive value of dynamic FOP in predicting cure failure when collapse of the TEH complex was present was 91%. CONCLUSIONS Dynamic FOP may help establish a subgroup of OSA patients with greater likelihood of successful UPPP. The high negative predictive value of dynamic FOP when a criterion for cure is used suggests that this maneuver could best be used to exclude patients with TEH complex collapse from UPPP.

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