PHARYNGEAL AIRWAY VOLUME FOLLOWING ...

T0 A T1 A
T0 B
Figure 3.2: Sculpted Pharyngeal Airway Volume of a Patient
at T0, T1, and T2. (T0= Pre-surgery; T1= 2 mo. postsurgery;
T2= 7 mo. post-surgery; A= A-P view of the airway;
B= lateral view of the airway as viewed from the anterior)
The pharyngeal airway was divided into superior and
inferior aspects by creating a line from the maxillary
incisal edge perpendicular to the inferior aspect of the
posterior pharyngeal wall (Figure 3.3). Superior
pharyngeal airway and inferior pharyngeal airway volumes
were also calculated.
T1 B
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T2 A
T2 B