title: The Role of Virtual Surgical Planning in the Era of Robotic Surgery.
abstract: Among various surgical methods introduced to optimize esthetic results, robotic surgery has gradually expanded in scope. As incision, approach, and operation view in robotic surgery differ from existing surgical methods, we should consider reconstruction from a different perspective. We recently experienced two mandibular reconstruction cases after tumor ablative surgery with robotic neck dissection using the conventional reconstruction method and virtual surgical planning (VSP), respectively. We found that the conventional reconstruction method is inappropriate in modified facelift incision in robotic neck dissection because it provides limited surgical scope, restricts access to the defect area, and therefore, consumes considerable time before anastomosis. For these reasons, the authors consider VSP far more viable in the era of robotic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Won Shik
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. eunchangmd@yuhs.ac.
authors.forename: Eun Chang
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea.|Oral Cancer Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea. omsnam@yuhs.ac.
authors.forename: Woong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D063168:Mandibular Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D063175:Mandibular Reconstruction / Q000379:methods*; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D015361:Rhytidoplasty; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Rhytidoplasty; mandibular reconstruction; microsurgery; virtual surgical planning