uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

• Procedimento cirúrgico que remove o excesso de tecido do palato mole e da faringe para ampliar as vias respiratórias, usado principalmente no tratamento do ronco forte e da apneia obstrutiva do sono.

A surgical procedure involving the removal of excess tissue from the palate and pharynx to widen the airway, primarily used to treat severe snoring and sleep apnea.

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   A surgical procedure that removes excess tissue from the soft palate, uvula, and pharynx to widen the airway, primarily used to treat severe snoring and sleep apnea.

   Procedimento cirúrgico para ronco

   • The patient underwent uvulopalatopharyngoplasty to alleviate his chronic sleep apnea.
   • After the uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, his snoring was significantly reduced.
   • Doctors recommended uvulopalatopharyngoplasty as a last resort for his severe airway obstruction.

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