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This work was designed to present the uvularis muscle advancement technique in a selected group of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients, assess the surgical applicability, and report the surgical outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thirty-four adult patients with single-level OSA who showed a predominant anteroposterior pattern of collapse at the retropalatal region were stratified into two groups: Group A underwent modified anterior palatoplasty (MAP) only, and Group B had modified anterior palatoplasty with uvularis muscle advancement (MAP-UMA).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      At 6\u20138 months, a highly significant improvement was reported as regards the mean apnea hypopnea index (MAP group; from 12.9 to 5.7; MAP-UMA group: from 19.1 to 4.0) and the mean lowest oxygen saturation (MAP group; from 89.9 to 93.7; MAP-UMA group: from 88.7 to 94.3;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.000) in both groups; but the comparison of both groups showed non-significant differences (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&gt;\u20090.05). The visual analog scale of snoring and Epworth Sleepiness Scale showed a significant (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05) reduction in both groups; the comparison between groups was highly significant towards MAP-UMA. According to Sher\u2019s criteria, successful outcomes were reported in 27 patients (79.41%); MAP\u2009=\u200913 (76.47%), MAP-UMA\u2009=\u200914 (82.35%). The overall percentage of improvement (of the study group) was 78.65\u2009\u00b1\u20095.41%.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>MAP-UMA is an effective procedure in patients with OSA who show a predominant retropalatal collapse. UMA results in a significant improvement in snoring. 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