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Long uvula

MedGen UID:
869271
•Concept ID:
C4023697
•
Finding
Synonyms: Elongated uvula; Hyperplasia of uvula; Long palatine uvula
 
HPO: HP:0010810

Definition

Increased length of the uvula. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLong uvula

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Emergency evaluation and management of the sore throat.
Cirilli AR
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2013 May;31(2):501-15. Epub 2013 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2013.01.002. PMID: 23601485
The surgical treatment of sleep-related upper airway obstruction.
Verse T, Hörmann K
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2011 Apr;108(13):216-21. Epub 2011 Apr 1 doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2010.0216. PMID: 21505609Free PMC Article
Assessment of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for the treatment of sleep apnea syndrome.
Rodenstein DO
Sleep 1992 Dec;15(6 Suppl):S56-62. doi: 10.1093/sleep/15.suppl_6.s56. PMID: 1470812

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prevalence of snoring and high risk of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in young male soldiers in Korea.
Lee YC, Eun YG, Shin SY, Kim SW
J Korean Med Sci 2013 Sep;28(9):1373-7. Epub 2013 Aug 28 doi: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.9.1373. PMID: 24015045Free PMC Article
Snoring intensity after a first session of soft palate radiofrequency: predictive value of the final result.
Blumen MB, Vezina JP, Bequignon E, Chabolle F
Laryngoscope 2013 Jun;123(6):1556-9. Epub 2013 Apr 26 doi: 10.1002/lary.23800. PMID: 23625616
Systematic head and neck physical examination as a predictor of obstructive sleep apnea in class III obese patients.
Martinho FL, Tangerina RP, Moura SM, Gregório LC, Tufik S, Bittencourt LR
Braz J Med Biol Res 2008 Dec;41(12):1093-7. doi: 10.1590/s0100-879x2008001200008. PMID: 19148371
Head and neck physical examination: comparison between nonapneic and obstructive sleep apnea patients.
Zonato AI, Martinho FL, Bittencourt LR, de Oliveira Camponês Brasil O, Gregório LC, Tufik S
Laryngoscope 2005 Jun;115(6):1030-4. doi: 10.1097/01.MLG.0000163494.19965.DC. PMID: 15933515
Failure of tonsil and nose surgery in adults with long-standing severe sleep apnea syndrome.
Aubert-Tulkens G, Hamoir M, Van den Eeckhaut J, Rodenstein DO
Arch Intern Med 1989 Sep;149(9):2118-21. PMID: 2774789

Diagnosis

Snoring intensity after a first session of soft palate radiofrequency: predictive value of the final result.
Blumen MB, Vezina JP, Bequignon E, Chabolle F
Laryngoscope 2013 Jun;123(6):1556-9. Epub 2013 Apr 26 doi: 10.1002/lary.23800. PMID: 23625616
Systematic head and neck physical examination as a predictor of obstructive sleep apnea in class III obese patients.
Martinho FL, Tangerina RP, Moura SM, Gregório LC, Tufik S, Bittencourt LR
Braz J Med Biol Res 2008 Dec;41(12):1093-7. doi: 10.1590/s0100-879x2008001200008. PMID: 19148371
Head and neck physical examination: comparison between nonapneic and obstructive sleep apnea patients.
Zonato AI, Martinho FL, Bittencourt LR, de Oliveira Camponês Brasil O, Gregório LC, Tufik S
Laryngoscope 2005 Jun;115(6):1030-4. doi: 10.1097/01.MLG.0000163494.19965.DC. PMID: 15933515

Prognosis

Prevalence of snoring and high risk of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in young male soldiers in Korea.
Lee YC, Eun YG, Shin SY, Kim SW
J Korean Med Sci 2013 Sep;28(9):1373-7. Epub 2013 Aug 28 doi: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.9.1373. PMID: 24015045Free PMC Article
Snoring intensity after a first session of soft palate radiofrequency: predictive value of the final result.
Blumen MB, Vezina JP, Bequignon E, Chabolle F
Laryngoscope 2013 Jun;123(6):1556-9. Epub 2013 Apr 26 doi: 10.1002/lary.23800. PMID: 23625616
Systematic head and neck physical examination as a predictor of obstructive sleep apnea in class III obese patients.
Martinho FL, Tangerina RP, Moura SM, Gregório LC, Tufik S, Bittencourt LR
Braz J Med Biol Res 2008 Dec;41(12):1093-7. doi: 10.1590/s0100-879x2008001200008. PMID: 19148371
Failure of tonsil and nose surgery in adults with long-standing severe sleep apnea syndrome.
Aubert-Tulkens G, Hamoir M, Van den Eeckhaut J, Rodenstein DO
Arch Intern Med 1989 Sep;149(9):2118-21. PMID: 2774789

Clinical prediction guides

Prevalence of snoring and high risk of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in young male soldiers in Korea.
Lee YC, Eun YG, Shin SY, Kim SW
J Korean Med Sci 2013 Sep;28(9):1373-7. Epub 2013 Aug 28 doi: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.9.1373. PMID: 24015045Free PMC Article
Snoring intensity after a first session of soft palate radiofrequency: predictive value of the final result.
Blumen MB, Vezina JP, Bequignon E, Chabolle F
Laryngoscope 2013 Jun;123(6):1556-9. Epub 2013 Apr 26 doi: 10.1002/lary.23800. PMID: 23625616
Systematic head and neck physical examination as a predictor of obstructive sleep apnea in class III obese patients.
Martinho FL, Tangerina RP, Moura SM, Gregório LC, Tufik S, Bittencourt LR
Braz J Med Biol Res 2008 Dec;41(12):1093-7. doi: 10.1590/s0100-879x2008001200008. PMID: 19148371

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