Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (also known by the abbreviations UPPP and UP3) is a surgical procedure or sleep surgery used to remove tissue and/or remodel...

of the uvula or part of it if necessary, an operation known as uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (commonly referred to as UPPP, or UP3). However, this operation...

such as uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) or nasal surgery. The procedure most commonly performed for sleep apnea is the uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP)...

is placed while undergoing a tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy or uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. In this position both the head and neck are extended. This is...

sleep apnea (OSA). This procedure is frequently performed with a uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) which targets sites of obstruction higher in the airway...

cavity / oropharynx Tonsillectomy (especially in pediatrics) Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty Transoral midline glossectomy Genioglossus advancement Other Hyoid...

forms of treatment have failed (nasal surgeries, tonsillectomy, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, tongue reduction surgeries). There is a longer recovery when...

reducing respiratory arousals during sleep. Tonsillectomy and uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP or UP3) are available to address pharyngeal obstruction...

common methods of treatment, various surgical options including uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP), hyoid suspension, and linguloplasty exist. These procedures...

century uvulotomy came to be used as a treatment for snoring. See uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. Its CPT 2009 code is "42140, Uvulectomy". Biology Online. Finlay...

soft palate, and the patient will probably not benefit from a uvulopalatopharyngoplasty alone. This maneuver is very helpful in doing MRI for sleep apnea...

CPAP and oral appliances, surgical treatment with conservative uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) as salvage surgery is recommended. Randomized controlled...

method of correcting social snoring. Some procedures, such as uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, attempt to widen the airway by removing tissues in the back of...

sleep apnea until the 1980s, when other procedures such as the uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, genioglossus advancement, and maxillomandibular advancement surgeries...

Kelly, M.; Grammer, G. "Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome Following Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for Sleep Apnea". in "Abstracts Presented at the Thirty-First...

by a sleep study. Studies have shown that treatment success of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy increases with tonsil size. There is no good...

Hospital Oakland on December 9, 2013, for an adenotonsillectomy, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and submucous resection of bilateral inferior turbinates. It was...

by Krupke, and continuous positive airway pressure therapy and uvulopalatopharyngoplasty were created in 1981. The Examination Committee of the Association...

UPPP may refer to: Undecaprenyl-diphosphatase, an enzyme Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, a surgical procedure This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

parapharyngeal space and skull base. The TORSA technique is used for uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, hemiglossectomy, and other airway procedures. The TORS technique...

disorder. This procedure is frequently performed with either uvulopalatopharyngoplasty or maxillomandibular advancement surgeries. Tongue muscles (genioglossus...

surgical treatments available. The most common of these is called a uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP). One can also consult their doctors about losing some weight...

are a likely contributor to OSA. Surgical procedures such as uvulopalatopharyngoplasties and tonsillectomies may be required to resolve the OSA. Consequently...

of Anatomic Abnormalities in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty". Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 89 (6): 923–934. doi:10...