caa a22 4500 475848314 CHVBK 20180406123921.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20001101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s004050000267 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s004050000267 Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome after reconstructive laryngectomy for glottic carcinoma [Elektronische Daten] [P. Rombaux, M. Hamoir, I. Plouin-Gaudon, G. Liistro, G. Aubert, D. Rodenstein] Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by repetitive episodes of partial or complete obstruction of the upper airway during sleep. The obstruction predominantly occurs along the pharyngeal airway but other sites of obstruction have occasionally been described. We report our experience with three patients suffering from OSAS suspected to be of laryngeal origin. OSAS developed after reconstructive laryngectomy for glottic carcinoma and upper airway obstruction seemed to be located in the reconstructed laryngeal area. The three patients were given nCPAP (nasal-continuous positive airway pressure) treatment associated with peroral endoscopic CO2 laser vaporization of the laryngeal edema. After CO2 laser treatment, one patient was able to stop nCPAP treatment. The other two have remained on nCPAP therapy. OSAS may arise in the post-operative period of reconstructive laryngectomy for glottic carcinoma and can be managed by CO2 laser vaporization (laryngeal edema in the reconstructed area) in association with nCPAP treatment. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2000 Key words Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome nationallicence Reconstructive laryngectomy nationallicence Glottic carcinoma nationallicence CO2-laser vaporization nationallicence Rombaux P. ENT Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium e-mail: philippe.rombaux@orlo.ucl.ac.be, Tel.: +32-27641943, Fax: +32-27648935, BE aut Hamoir M. ENT Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium e-mail: philippe.rombaux@orlo.ucl.ac.be, Tel.: +32-27641943, Fax: +32-27648935, BE aut Plouin-Gaudon I. ENT Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium e-mail: philippe.rombaux@orlo.ucl.ac.be, Tel.: +32-27641943, Fax: +32-27648935, BE aut Liistro G. Pneumology Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, BE aut Aubert G. Neurology Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, BE aut Rodenstein D. Pneumology Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, BE aut https://doi.org/10.1007/s004050000267 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s004050000267 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rombaux P. ENT Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium e-mail: philippe.rombaux@orlo.ucl.ac.be, Tel.: +32-27641943, Fax: +32-27648935, BE aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hamoir M. ENT Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium e-mail: philippe.rombaux@orlo.ucl.ac.be, Tel.: +32-27641943, Fax: +32-27648935, BE aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Plouin-Gaudon I. ENT Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium e-mail: philippe.rombaux@orlo.ucl.ac.be, Tel.: +32-27641943, Fax: +32-27648935, BE aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Liistro G. Pneumology Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, BE aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Aubert G. Neurology Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, BE aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rodenstein D. Pneumology Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, BE aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer