Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8756936 | Auris Nasus Larynx | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Nasopharyngoscopy with BEPM suggest that in addition to the static narrowing, the dynamic narrowing of the retropalatal pharynx contributes to the pathophysiology of OSAS. The correlation between the apnea index and both the normalized retropalatal area and the narrowing rate of the retropalatal pharynx due to the Bernoulli effect constitute a quantitative and predictive alternative to the evaluation and understanding of the upper airways changes in OSAS.
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Authors
Yohji Hori, Haruhiko Shizuku, Akio Kondo, Hideyuki Nakagawa, Bukasa Kalubi, Noriaki Takeda,