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Record 1 2002-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neurosurgery
DEF

A procedure used to remove excess tissue at the back of the throat (tonsils, uvula, and part of the soft palate).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Neurochirurgie
CONT

L'uvulo-palato-pharyngoplastie (UPP), préconisée dans les apnées obstructives, vise à élargir l'oro-pharynx. Réalisée sous anesthésie générale, elle constitue en une amygdalectomie associée à une résection des piliers postérieurs de l'amygdale, d'une partie de la luette ainsi que des replis muqueux de la paroi postérieure du pharynx. À court terme, l'UPP peut supprimer le ronflement et diminuer le nombre des apnées obstructives.

Key term(s)
  • uvulo palato pharyngoplastie
  • uvulopalatopharyngoplastie

Spanish

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