Clinical Study
Clinical Predictors for Successful Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Table 2
Site of obstruction seen by videoendoscopy with Muller’s maneuver.
| Site of obstruction | No. of patients | Percentage |
| Hypopharyngeal | 8 | 16 | Retropalatal | 18 | 36 | Hypopharyngeal + retropalatal | 6 | 12 | Hypopharyngeal + retrolingual | 13 | 26 | Retropalatal + retrolingual | 3 | 6 | Retropalatal + nasal | 1 | 2 | Retropalatal + retrolingual + nasal | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 50 | 100 |
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