Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers.
Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) is increasingly used in laryngeal/hypopharyngeal cancer surgery. Ablative procedures described in these anatomical sites include: (i) supraglottic laryngectomy, (ii) total laryngectomy, (iii) glottic cordectomy, and (iv) partial pharyngectomy. TORS supraglottic laryngectomy remains the most commonly performed of these procedures. Initial oncologic and functional outcomes with these procedures are promising and comparable to other treatment options. As robotic instrumentation technology advances a rise in TORS laryngeal/hypopharyngeal surgery is anticipated.
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Peter T
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Dziegielewski
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.|Comprehensive Cancer Center, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio.
Stephen Y
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Kang
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.|Comprehensive Cancer Center, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio.
Enver
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Ozer
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006804:Ergonomics; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D059032:Learning Curve; D009048:Motor Skills; D009055:Mouth; D018579:Patient Selection; D010611:Pharyngectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D000077195:Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck; D016896:Treatment Outcome
TORS; hypopharyngeal cancer; laryngeal cancer; laryngeal preservation; transoral robotic surgery