Olfactory Loss after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: A Report of Two Cases with Review of the Literature

Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) has been a popular surgical method for treating obstructive sleep apnea syndrome since it was introduced in the early 1980s. Olfactory loss has been reported as a rare side effect in several cases. However, the olfactory test results and the prognosis were not mentio...

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Autores principales: Jiang, Rong-San, Chang, Yi-Hao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4294296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25610685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/546317
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description Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) has been a popular surgical method for treating obstructive sleep apnea syndrome since it was introduced in the early 1980s. Olfactory loss has been reported as a rare side effect in several cases. However, the olfactory test results and the prognosis were not mentioned in these cases. We present two patients who complained of loss of olfactory function after UPPP. Their olfactory function was evaluated by the phenyl ethyl alcohol odor detection threshold test and the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test. After treatment with steroid and zinc salt, their olfactory function was improved but not recovered completely.
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spelling pubmed-42942962015-01-21 Olfactory Loss after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: A Report of Two Cases with Review of the Literature Jiang, Rong-San Chang, Yi-Hao Case Rep Otolaryngol Case Report Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) has been a popular surgical method for treating obstructive sleep apnea syndrome since it was introduced in the early 1980s. Olfactory loss has been reported as a rare side effect in several cases. However, the olfactory test results and the prognosis were not mentioned in these cases. We present two patients who complained of loss of olfactory function after UPPP. Their olfactory function was evaluated by the phenyl ethyl alcohol odor detection threshold test and the University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test. After treatment with steroid and zinc salt, their olfactory function was improved but not recovered completely. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-12-31 /pmc/articles/PMC4294296/ /pubmed/25610685 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/546317 Text en Copyright © 2014 R.-S. Jiang and Y.-H. Chang. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Olfactory Loss after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: A Report of Two Cases with Review of the Literature
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title_short Olfactory Loss after Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: A Report of Two Cases with Review of the Literature
title_sort olfactory loss after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty: a report of two cases with review of the literature
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4294296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25610685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/546317
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