The palato-oropharyngeal musculo-aponeurotic system (POMAS): this must be the place—an integrated new vision of the palatal and oropharyngeal surgical anatomy

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

    Mario Mantovani & Lorenzo Pignataro

  2. Integrated Sleep Surgery Team UCBM - Unit of Otolaryngology – Integrated Therapies in Otolaryngology, Campus Bio-Medico University, Via Álvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128, Rome, Italy

    Vittorio Rinaldi, Antonio Moffa & Manuele Casale

  3. Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Lorenzo Pignataro

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Mantovani, M., Rinaldi, V., Moffa, A. et al. The palato-oropharyngeal musculo-aponeurotic system (POMAS): this must be the place—an integrated new vision of the palatal and oropharyngeal surgical anatomy. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-021-06699-4

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Keywords

  • Soft palate
  • Oropharynx
  • Pharyngeal walls
  • Sleep apnea
  • Pharyngoplasty
  • Barbed sutures