title: Robotic approaches to the neck.
abstract: This article introduces and evaluates the feasibility of robot-assisted neck dissection as well as robot-assisted neck surgery via a modified facelift or retroauricular approach. Robot-assisted neck surgery is feasible compared with conventional techniques and shows a clear cosmetic benefit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonseo-ro, Sedaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, South Korea. Electronic address: ywkohent@yuhs.ac.
authors.forename: Yoon Woo
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonseo-ro, Sedaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, South Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Chang
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000379:methods*; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods; D000077195:Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
keywords: Head and neck cancer; Lymph node metastasis; Modified facelift incision; Neck dissection; Retroauricular incision; Robot