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Mandibular Osteotomy and Hyoid Bone Advancement for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Case Report
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Mandibular HorizontalSurgeryOrthopaedic SurgerySleep-related Breathing DisorderObstructive Sleep ApneaSecondary Daytime SomnolenceSkull Base SurgeryMaxillofacial SurgerySkull BaseHealth SciencesSleepMandibular OsteotomyDistraction OsteogenesisOrthognathic SurgeryTemporomandibular Joint FunctionSleep Disordered BreathingNew Surgical ProcedureCase ReportSleep DisorderSleep ApneaCraniofacial SurgeryMedicineAnesthesiology
A 24-year-old man with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and secondary daytime somnolence and nocturnal arrhythmias underwent palatopharyngoplasty. When he did not improve significantly, he underwent a new surgical procedure combining hyoid bone and mandibular horizontal sliding osteotomy.