Radiofrequency ablation of the lateral palatal space for snoring

作     者：B.Tucker Woodson Kent S.Tadokoro Stuart G.MacKay Woodson B. Tucker;Tadokoro Kent S.;MacKay Stuart G.

作者机构：Department of Otolaryngology Division of Sleep Medicine and Sleep SurgeryMedical College Wisconsin Milwaukee WI USA Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery University of Wollongong Wollongong NSWAustralia 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery》 (世界耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志（英文）)

年 卷 期：2017年第3卷第2期

页      面：106-109页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Snoring Radiofrequency Somnoplasty Radiofrequency ablation Inferior turbinate reduction Turbinoplasty 

摘      要：Objective:Pilot study to examine the effect of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the lateral palatal fat pad in patients with socially-disruptive ***:Snoring outcomes and complications were compared between a group of patients with treated with RFA ablation of the lateral soft palate fat pad with or without inferior turbinate reduction (8 patients) and another group undergoing inferior turbinate reduction alone (12 patients).Results:Snoring loudness and bothersomeness improved in the palate but not inferior turbinate *** was mild and no major complications were ***:The study supports RFA ablation of the lateral palatal space as a potential low morbidity procedure for snoring.