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Morphological Analysis Of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Patients Using Computed Tomography

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https://doi.org/10.32448/entupdates.528269
Deniz Yalim, S., & Feride Gorgulu, F. (2019). Morphological Analysis Of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Patients Using Computed Tomography. ENT Updates, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.32448/entupdates.528269
Volume 9 Issue 1 (2019)
Copyright (c) 2019 Sidika Deniz Yalim, Fatma Feride Gorgulu
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Authors

  • Sidika Deniz Yalim
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
  • Fatma Feride Gorgulu Department of Radiology, Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey

Objective: The aim of the the study was to compare CT-obtained measures related to the cross-sectional area of the airway at various points (nasal valve, mid-nasal cavity, choanal, retro-lingual and retro-uvulal) in cases of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) with their values in normal controls. Such abnormal values may act as markers of risk for OSA.

Methods: CT (computerised tomographic) imaging from 27 cases of OSA attending the Otorhinolaryngology Dept. of the Adana City Training and Research Hospital were evaluated retrospectively, alongside 9 normal controls.

Results: the means of the nasal valve and choanal cross sectional areas differed from the normal control means at the level of statistical significance (p=0.019 and p=0.012, respectively).

Conclusion: The authors hypothesize that the area of the nasal valve and the choanae have a bearing on the likelihood of developing OSA, but state that further research involving larger populations is needed to draw firm conclusions.

Keywords:

morphologic analysis obstructive sleep apnea computed tomography