Sleep apnea: Do not forget to inspect the throat!

Pirovino, Christian Alain; Giger, Roland; Landis, Basile Nicolas

doi:10.1002/ccr3.1927

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English

Sleep apnea: Do not forget to inspect the throat!

ContributorsPirovino, Christian Alain; Giger, Roland; Landis, Basile Nicolas

Published inClinical Case Reports, vol. 7, no. 1, p. 143-145

Publication date2019

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a widespread and underdiagnosed disease. Causes are mostly related to obesity and anatomy with oro-pharyngeal narrowing. Parapharyngeal tumors are rare but can easily be treated. Careful oro-pharyngeal examination in OSAS patient is cheap, easy to perform by non-ENT specialists, quick, and avoids inadequate treatment.

Keywords

Lipoma
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Parapharyngeal
Tiredness

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département des neurosciences cliniques

Citation (ISO format)

PIROVINO, Christian Alain, GIGER, Roland, LANDIS, Basile Nicolas. Sleep apnea: Do not forget to inspect the throat! In: Clinical Case Reports, 2019, vol. 7, n° 1, p. 143–145. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1927

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PID : unige:138794
DOI : 10.1002/ccr3.1927
PMID : 30656028

Commercial URLhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ccr3.1927

Journal ISSN2050-0904

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