Primary study · included by 1 review

Midline glossectomy and epiglottidectomy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Mickelson 1997 · Mickelson S A, Rosenthal L · The Laryngoscope · 1997

Included by

Robotic versus non-robotic posterior midline glossectomy for obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Mickelson 1997 · Supplementary Table 1; reference list; forest plots

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Surgical success rate (Sher criteria) Non-robotic posterior midline glossectomy (coblation, laser, radiofrequency or conventional) vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; mean follow-up 13 months in non-robotic studies	Proportion 0.57 [0.47, 0.69]	13 studies	GRADE not reported
Time to oral intake (days to diet) Posterior midline glossectomy, robotic and non-robotic combined vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; follow-up varied	MEAN 4.04 [1.27, 6.82]	4 studies	GRADE not reported
Respiratory disturbance index (RDI), change Non-robotic posterior midline glossectomy (coblation, laser, radiofrequency or conventional) vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; mean follow-up 13 months in non-robotic studies	MD -33.94 [-41.31, -26.58]	6 studies	GRADE not reported
Surgical success rate (Sher criteria) Posterior midline glossectomy, robotic and non-robotic combined vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; follow-up varied	Proportion 0.61 [0.54, 0.69]	22 studies	GRADE not reported

1 including review in total.