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This poor outcome suggests that narrowing of the pharyngeal airway at nonpalatal sites contributes to the obstructive process in many patients with OSA. We have used a novel endoscopic method to identify regions of the passive pharyngeal airway most susceptible to narrowing or complete closure. In order to test the hypothesis that narrowing of the passive airway at the nasopharynx predicts a favorable surgical outcome, we have preoperatively assessed the local mechanics of the passive pharyngeal airway in 18 patients with OSA undergoing UPPP. The patient population was prospectively divided into two groups: an exclusively nasopharyngeal (ENP) group, consisting of patients exhibiting narrowing only in the nasopharynx, and a not exclusively nasopharyngeal (NENP) group, consisting of patients having at least one site of narrowing outside the nasopharynx. The frequency of respiratory disturbances and arousals and the cumulative time in apnea-hypopnea were significantly reduced after surgery for the ENP group, but not for the NENP group. Improvement rate for the ENP group (86%) exceeded that for the NENP group (18%) (p &amp;lt; 0.01). These differences became even greater when selection criteria for the ENP group were made more restrictive (i.e., restricted to the velopharynx) or more liberal (i.e., including secondary narrowing of the oropharynx). 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