Table 1.
Clinical data of papers included in the review.
| Title | Structural Target and Modification of LPW | Number of Patients | Mean AHI Pre-Op | Mean AHI Post-Op | ∆ AHI. | Follow-Up Time (Months) | Complications Described and Relating Incidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lateral Pharyngoplasty: A New Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Hypopnea Syndrome [7] | SPC | 10 | 45.8 | 15.2 | 30.6 | 8.2 | Oronasal reflux (10%), taste loss (10%). |
| Lateral-Expansion Pharyngoplasty: Combined Technique for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome [10] | SPC | 38 | 22.4 | 13.6 | 8.8 | 7 | - |
| Relocation Pharyngoplasty for Obstructive Sleep Apnea [11] | SPC | 10 | 43.4 | 15.7 | 27.7 | 6 | - |
| Anterolateral Advancement Pharyngoplasty: A New Technique for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea [12] | SPC | 38 | 42.1 | 16.3 | 25.8 | 6 | - |
| Expansion Sphincter Pharyngoplasty: A New Technique for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea [13] | PPM section | 45 | 44.2 | 12.0 | 32.2 | 6.5 | - |
| Functional Expansion Pharyngoplasty in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea [14] | PPM section | 85 | 33.3 | 11.7 | 21.6 | 6 | Postsurgical bleeding (2.3%). |
| Soft Palatal Webbing Flap Palatopharyngoplasty for Both Soft Palatal and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A New Innovative Technique without Tonsillectomy [15] | PPM section | 28 | 46.1 | 11 | 35.1 | 6 | Excessive postnasal discharge (10.7%) temporary velopharyngeal insufficiency (7.1%), sensation of oral dryness (25%). |
| Modified Barbed Soft Palatal Posterior Pillar Webbing Flap Palatopharyngoplasty [16] | PPM section | 21 | 47.7 | 12.3 | 35.4 | 6 | Temporary velopharyngeal insufficiency (5%), excessive postnasal discharge (19%). |
| Modified Expansion Sphincter pharyngoplasty for Treatment of Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea [17] | PPM partial section | 25 | 60.5 | 2.0 | 58.5 | - | Postoperative bleeding (4%). |
| A Modified Uvulopalatal Flap with Lateral Pharyngoplasty for Treatment in 92 Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome [18] | PPM partial section | 92 | 39.1 | 7.9 | 21,2 | 6 | Nasal regurgitation, bleeding, dysphagia, Foreign body sensation. |
| Barbed Reposition Pharyngoplasty (BRP) for OSAHS: A Feasibility, Safety, Efficacy and Teachability Pilot Study. “We are on the giant’s shoulders” [19] | PPM partial section | 10 | 43.65 | 13.57 | 30.08 | 6 | Foreign body sensation, partial thread extrusion (20%). |
| Technical Update of Barbed Pharyngoplasty for Retropalatal Obstruction in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea [20] | PPM partial section | 17 | 29.9 | 5.4 | 24.5 | 6 | Foreign body sensation. |
| Barbed Roman Blinds Technique for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: How We Do It? [21] | PPM minimal handling | 32 | 36.9 | 13.7 | 23.2 | 12 | - |
| Expansion Pharyngoplasty by New Simple Suspension Sutures without Tonsillectomy [22] | PPM minimal handling | 24 | 28.6 | 8.9 | 19.7 | 9 | - |
| Suspension Palatoplasty for Obstructive Sleep Apnea- Preliminary Study [23] | PPM minimal handling | 25 | 39.8 | 15.1 | 24.7 | 6 | Globus sensation of the throat. |
| Barbed Suspension Pharyngoplasty for Treatment of Lateral Pharyngeal Wall and Palatal Collapse in Patients Affected by OSAHS [24] | PPM minimal handling | 20 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 6 | Transient velopharyngeal insufficiency (10%), Partial thread extrusion (25%). |