{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,31]],"date-time":"2025-10-31T07:15:17Z","timestamp":1761894917721},"reference-count":15,"publisher":"Wiley","issue":"8","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2009,6,8]],"date-time":"2009-06-08T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1244419200000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/termsAndConditions#vor"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["The Laryngoscope"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2009,8]]},"abstract":"Abstract<\/jats:title>Objectives\/Hypothesis:<\/jats:title>The efficacy of combined radiofrequency (RF) surgery of the soft palate (RF\u2010assisted uvulopalatoplasty [RF\u2010UPP]) was demonstrated in a prospective study. Nevertheless, the data is based on short\u2010term follow\u2010up only, as it is the case with the majority of clinical studies regarding surgical treatment of snoring. Long\u2010term follow\u2010up is of particular importance in this context, as snoring relapses in a significant number of patients. The aim of this study was to assess the long\u2010term efficacy of RF\u2010UPP in the treatment of snoring.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Study Design:<\/jats:title>Prospective clinical trial.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Methods:<\/jats:title>Twenty\u2010one patients with primary snoring (apnea\/hypopnea index <15, body mass index [BMI] <32) were going through the initial trial. Patients had received two sessions of RF\u2010UPP at the soft palate as previously described. For the present trial, all patients were contacted after approximately 18 months and asked to complete an additional follow\u2010up questionnaire assessing current BMI, snoring (visual analogue scale), and the overall satisfaction with the procedure.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results:<\/jats:title>From the 21 initial patients, 19 (90%) answered the questionnaire. Mean follow\u2010up was 19.8 \u00b1 4.9 months. The postoperative snoring scores showed an increase from 2.0 \u00b1 2.1 to 5.1 \u00b1 3.3 (P<\/jats:italic> < .05) at long\u2010term follow\u2010up. Seven (37%) patients demonstrated long\u2010term success (1.7 \u00b1 0.5), whereas seven patients experienced a relapse in snoring (8.1 \u00b1 1.4). BMI remained unchanged. Age, sex, BMI, or the length of follow\u2010up did not influence long\u2010term outcome.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>After RF\u2010UPP of the soft palate, a relapse in snoring has to be expected at long\u2010term follow\u2010up in a subgroup of patients. At present, there are no prospective parameters which would predict long\u2010term benefit. Laryngoscope, 2009<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/lary.20488","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,6,8]],"date-time":"2009-06-08T16:44:32Z","timestamp":1244479472000},"page":"1617-1620","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":30,"title":["Radiofrequency\u2010assisted uvulopalatoplasty for snoring: Long\u2010term follow\u2010up"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"119","author":[{"given":"Boris A.","family":"Stuck","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2009,7,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_7_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/sleep\/19.7.531"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00005537-200312000-00023"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1067\/mhn.2000.102184"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1378\/chest.113.5.1163"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00005537-200207000-00021"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00405-008-0709-6"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"551","DOI":"10.1093\/sleep\/27.3.551","article-title":"Radiofrequency surgery of the soft palate in the treatment of snoring\u2014a review of the literature","volume":"27","author":"Stuck BA","year":"2004","journal-title":"Sleep"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/sleep\/28.7.847"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_10_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/00005537-200103000-00016"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_11_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1164\/rccm.2104110"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_12_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1067\/mhn.2000.102183"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_13_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/000348940311200315"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_14_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S002221510600209X"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_15_2","first-page":"157","article-title":"UPPP for snoring: long\u2010term results and patient satisfaction","volume":"56","author":"Hassid S","year":"2002","journal-title":"Acta Otorhinolaryngol Belg"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_16_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1288\/00005537-199409000-00017"}],"container-title":["The Laryngoscope"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.wiley.com\/onlinelibrary\/tdm\/v1\/articles\/10.1002%2Flary.20488","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1002\/lary.20488","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,9]],"date-time":"2023-10-09T13:45:19Z","timestamp":1696859119000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/lary.20488"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2009,7,21]]},"references-count":15,"journal-issue":{"issue":"8","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2009,8]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1002\/lary.20488"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/lary.20488","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["0023-852X","1531-4995"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0023-852X","type":"print"},{"value":"1531-4995","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2009,7,21]]}}}