Tag: coblator surgery in trivandrum
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A case of Severe Sleep Apnea
A catholic priest who has severe OSA due to multilevel upper airway obstruction-Nose,retroplalatal, base of tongue and pharyngeal airway-underwent Laser UPP ,but it failed and redo surgery using RF is being done. This time he underwent tonsillectomy, CAUP, Soft palate channeling, tongue base reduction and nasal turbinoplasty under GA. For more videos and details, go…
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Sleep Disorder Breathing:Surgical Treatment
RF Technology used in Surgical Treatment of Snoring and Sleep Apnea. Dr.K.O.Paulose FRCS DLO, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Performs Coblation assisted RF surgery in treating a patient with severe obstructive Sleep apnea. The patient first tried a CPAP, but unable tolerate it. So surgical intervention was asked for.
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Sleep Apnea Surgery :Obesity
Snoring and sleep apnea is very common in obese patient and vice verse.Type 2 diabetes also common in these patients as a complication of snoring sleep apnea.Here an obese patient weighing 115kg is undergoing surgery to cure severe OSA (500+), he was not able to survive on a CPAP.


