Vol.99 No.8 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 99 No. 8 August 2006
An Otorhinolaryngological Role in Diagnosis and
Treatment of Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Kagawa
Ryuichi Kobayashi
(Ayagawa National Health Insurance Sue Hospital, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine)
Masayuki Karaki and Nozomu Mori
(Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine)
We conducted a questionnaire survey of internal physicians at seven hospitals to investigate the diagnosis and the treatment for sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) in Kagawa and the role of otolaryngologists in these processes. The diagnosis of SAS was made by polysomnography (PSG) at most institutions (six hospitals, 86％). In six hospitals (86％), patients with SAS were treated not only with CPAP but also by surgery and an oral appliance. These results confirm that the otolaryngologist plays important roles in diagnosing lesions in the upper respiratory tract and in providing combinaton therapy for SAS.
Key words : SAS, PSG, otolaryngologist, upper respiratory tract