Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer Undergoing Free Flap Reconstruction: A Longitudinal Study With Computed Tomography
OSA worsened after free flap reconstruction with partial recovery by 6 months. Airway dimensions may play a different role in these patients than general OSA populations, warranting more aggressive OSA screening in this cohort.
Authors
- H Z Tseng
- Chung‐Yi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0321-8908)
- Chan‐Chi Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5272-281X)
- Cheng‐Yu Lin
- Wei‐Shu Lai
- Ming‐Tsung Chuang
- Yu Hsiao
- Fu‐Hsin Liao
Institutions
- Asia University (TW)
- China Medical University (TW)
- Ministry of Health and Welfare (TW)
- National Cheng Kung University Hospital (TW)
- National Cheng Kung University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Head & Neck
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.70198
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Cheng Kung University Hospital
- National Cheng Kung University