caa a22 4500 606185046 CHVBK 20210128100829.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00405-015-3617-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00405-015-3617-6 The treatment of snoring by radiofrequency-assisted uvulopalatoplasty and results after one-session protocol: a prospective, longitudinal, non-randomized study [Elektronische Daten] [Carlos Chiesa Estomba, Teresa Rivera Schmitz, Carla Ossa Echeverri, Frank Betances Reinoso, José Fariña Conde, Dionisio Alonso Parraga] Snoring is usually caused by the vibration of walls of the soft palate at the pharyngeal level. Its worldwide prevalence is estimated to range between 2 and 85% depending on age, gender or population group. The aim of this study is to determine the degree of improvement that can be subjectively evident in patients treated by snoring with radiofrequency-assisted uvulopalatoplasty based on a one-session protocol. This is a prospective, longitudinal, non-randomized study. Patients of both sexes, aged 18years, who attended to the ENT consultation in a tertiary hospital with snoring during the period of July 2012-July 2013 were included. Age, body mass index, Epworth sleepiness scale were calculated. The volume of snoring of each subject was assessed using a visual analog scale. A total of 27 patients were included in the study; the average age of the sample was 49years (±8.7; min 36/max 74); of these 22 (81.5%) were male and 5 (18.5%) females. The average BMI was 27.07±2.5 (min 23.15/max 29.39) before the test and after 1year was 26.75±2.32 (min 23.11/max 29.56) with no statistically significant differences in BMI before and after surgery (p=0.407). Preoperative snoring intensity was 8.10±0.93 according to VAS. We found a statistically significant difference in the post-operative intensity at 3months of 3.93±0.88 (p≤0.05) at 6months of 4.41±1.08 (p≤0.05), and after 1year 4.90±0.77 (p≤0.05). The average rate of ESS was significantly higher preoperatively than post-operative, being 8.76±3.1 preoperative and 6.93±1.68 post-operative (p≤0.05). We conclude that the use of radiofrequency in simple snorers with an apnea/hypopnea index<15 events per hour and a BMI<30kg/m2 in whom clinically proven that the source of snoring is the soft palate, can be treated by one-session protocol, being possible to obtain an improvement of snoring up to 70% of cases by a short follow-up period. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2015 Palate nationallicence Snoring nationallicence Radiofrequency nationallicence Uvulopalatoplasty nationallicence Chiesa Estomba Carlos Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Vigo, rua Pizarro, #11, 4to D, 36204, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain aut Rivera Schmitz Teresa Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Vigo, rua Pizarro, #11, 4to D, 36204, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain aut Ossa Echeverri Carla Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Vigo, rua Pizarro, #11, 4to D, 36204, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain aut Betances Reinoso Frank Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Vigo, rua Pizarro, #11, 4to D, 36204, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain aut Fariña Conde José Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Vigo, rua Pizarro, #11, 4to D, 36204, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain aut Alonso Parraga Dionisio Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Vigo, rua Pizarro, #11, 4to D, 36204, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain aut European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/10(2015-10-01), 3059-3063 0937-4477 272:10<3059 2015 272 405 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-015-3617-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-015-3617-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chiesa Estomba Carlos Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Vigo, rua Pizarro, #11, 4to D, 36204, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rivera Schmitz Teresa Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Vigo, rua Pizarro, #11, 4to D, 36204, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ossa Echeverri Carla Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Vigo, rua Pizarro, #11, 4to D, 36204, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Betances Reinoso Frank Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Vigo, rua Pizarro, #11, 4to D, 36204, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fariña Conde José Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Vigo, rua Pizarro, #11, 4to D, 36204, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Alonso Parraga Dionisio Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Vigo, rua Pizarro, #11, 4to D, 36204, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/10(2015-10-01), 3059-3063 0937-4477 272:10<3059 2015 272 405