Abstract:<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome is a disorder that involves periodic partial or total collapse of the pharyngeal airway during sleep which results in progressive asphyxia. It also leads to more insidious conditions including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, stroke, cognitive impairment and daytime somnolence. The aim is to analyse the surgical outcomes of series of 16 patients of OSA having circumferential collapse at… Show more
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