Bariatric surgery reduces sleep apnea in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea by increasing pharyngeal cross-sectional area during the early postoperative period.

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol · 2023 · PMC10066071 · PMID 36646937

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For patients with mild OSA, the results were highly significant within three months after surgery, while patients with moderate-to-severe OSA required more than 12 months to achieve significant outcomes.

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