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. 2011 Apr 1;108(13):216–221. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2010.0216

Table 4. Invasive surgery to the base of the tongue/hypopharynx without additional interventions in obstructive sleep apnea.

No of studies No (patients) AHI pre AHI post Success (%) EBM
Hyoid suspension 3 [e95e97] 60 36 21.1 49.5 C
Partial resection of the tongue 5 [e98e103] 96 49.5 25.4 54.4 B
Tongue suspension 3 [e104e106] 37 33.6 19.8 28.6 C
Genioglossus advancement* None D

AHI, apnea-hypopnea index; pre, preoperatively; post, postoperatively; EBM, level of recommendation according to evidence based medicine;

*osteosynthetic advancement of the genioglossus muscle