title: Critical analysis of robotic surgery for laryngeal tumours.
abstract: In recent years, transoral robotic surgery (TORS) with the Da Vinci robot has been used for the removal of laryngeal cancers with the objective to improve functional and aesthetic outcomes without worsening survival. The advantages of TORS are described in this article. However, its disadvantages, mainly high cost amongst others, do not make robotic surgery the current treatment of choice for laryngeal tumours; transoral laser surgery is superior in most cases. Major technical improvements are expected. Smaller, more ergonomic, new-generation robots better adapted to the head and neck will probably be available in the near future.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío de Sevilla, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Esteban
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío de Sevilla, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menoyo
authors.affiliation: Clínica Quirón Sagrado Corazón de Sevilla, Sevilla, España. Electronic address: festebano@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abrante
mesh_terms: D015706:Bibliometrics; D004867:Equipment Design; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000639:trends; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D013030:Spain
keywords: Análisis económico; Cirugía robótica; Da Vinci; Economic analysis; Laringe; Laryngeal tumours; Larynx; Review; Revisión; Robotic surgery; TORS; TORSS; Tumores laríngeos