palatopharyngoplasty

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palatopharyngoplasty - surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea)

PPP, UPPP, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"

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The palatopharyngoplasty operation for snoring and sleep apnea: An interim report.

Comparison of anterior palatoplasty and uvulopalatal flap placement for treating mild and moderate obstructive sleep apnea

In the setting of submucous cleft with associated VPI, numerous procedures have been employed for surgical correction, including pharyngeal flaps, V-Y pushback palatoplasty, minimal incision palatopharyngoplasty, and Furlow Z-palatoplasty.

Treatment of submucous cleft palate with selective use of the Furlow Z-palatoplasty

Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty--referred to variously as palatopharyngoplasty, uvuloveloplasty, and uvulopalatoplasty--is an operation that was introduced to Western physicians some 2 decades ago.