Tonsillectomy May Not Be the Answer in All OSA Cases
Tonsillectomy is considered the standard of care in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and large tonsils; however, there are selected cases where this procedure should not be considered. We present two patients with tonsil grade 4 and severe OSA where tonsillectomy was not the solution for their problem and could be a superfluous procedure. In our experience, a preoperatory drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) and proper patient phenotyping will prevent this type of surgical failure.
Authors
- Guillermo Plaza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6409-4921)
- Peter Baptista (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-5331)
- Marina Carrasco‐Llatas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0849-5901)
- Carlos O’Connor-Reina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1670-4235)
- Gabriela Bosco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8427-9624)
- Nuria Pérez‐Martín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5868-4201)
- Laura Rodríguez Alcalá (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5148-5111)
- Andrés Navarro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0593-6257)
- Belén Bargagna
Institutions
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (ES)
- Hospital Quirónsalud Barcelona (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset (ES)
- Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Sanitas La Zarzuela (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13216456
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.65