Volumes of Velopharyngeal and Glossopharyngeal Airway Were Not Changed after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: Report of Three Cases

Table 1

Physiologic and polysomnographic variables before and after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. 　

Patient	Age/sex	BMI (kg/m^2)		Tonsils				ESS		AHI　(events/h)		CT90　(%)		LSAT　(%)
				TS	TW		PG
		Pre-	Post-		R	L		Pre-	Post-	Pre-	Post-	Pre-	Post-	Pre-	Post-
1	36 F	34.9	31.0	3	7.6	6.9	IV	16	7	112.1	3.8	45.1	0.2	61	84
2	28 M	26.4	25.8	3	9.4	4.4	II	15	14	47.0	16.2	3.5	6.2	77	78
3	30 F	20.0	19.9	3	10.7	10.7	IV	13	5	22.9	0.4	0	0	94	95

AHI = apnea hypopnea index; BMI = body mass index; CT90 = percentage of time with oxygen saturation below 90%; ESS = Epworth Sleepiness Scale; F = female; M = male; pre- = preoperatively; post- = postoperatively; PG = palate grade; R = right; TS = tonsil size; TW = tonsil weight.