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Parapharyngeal causes of sleep apnea syndrome: two case reports and review of the literature.

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Desuter, Gauthier [UCL] Castelein, Sybille [UCL] de Toeuf, C [UCL] Rombaux, Philippe [UCL] Hamoir, Marc [UCL]

Most patients with obstructive sleep apnea experience increased pharyngeal collapsibility which predisposes them to upper airway occlusion during sleep. Some patients with or without a higher-than-normal collapsibility may present other causes of sleep apnea syndrome. This article will focus on the parapharyngeal tumors leading to obstructive sleep apnea (OSAS). Two clinical cases will illustrate our review of the literature. The results of surgery will also be discussed.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche – Case Reports, Journal Article, Review
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2002
Language Anglais
Journal information "Acta Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica Belgica" - Vol. 56, no. 2, p. 189-194 (2002)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Societe Royale Belge d'Oto - Rhino - Laryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico - Faciale
issn 0001-6497
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - MD/NOPS - Département de neurologie et de psychiatrie
UCL - (SLuc) Service d'oto-rhino-laryngologie
UCL - (SLuc) Centre du cancer
UCL - (SLuc) Centre de l'allergie
UCL - (SLuc) Centre labio-palatin Albert de Coninck
UCL - (SLuc) Service d'oto-rhino-laryngologie
MESH Subject Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neurofibroma - complications ; Paraganglioma - complications ; Pharyngeal Neoplasms - complications ; Sleep Apnea Syndromes - etiology
Keywords Parapharyngeal tumor ; Obstructive sleep apnea ; Von recklinghausen disease ; Neurofibrosarcoma ; Neurofibroma ; Paraganglioma
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Bibliographic reference Desuter, Gauthier ; Castelein, Sybille ; de Toeuf, C ; Rombaux, Philippe ; Hamoir, Marc. Parapharyngeal causes of sleep apnea syndrome: two case reports and review of the literature.. In: Acta Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica Belgica, Vol. 56, no. 2, p. 189-194 (2002)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/24019