title: Transoral Robotic Partial Glossectomy and Supraglottoplasty for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
abstract: The standard treatment for patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy. However, when PAP therapy fails, surgery may be an option to alleviate the obstruction. The base of tongue plays an important role in this obstruction, and addressing the tongue base surgically can be a challenge for the head and neck surgeon. Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) using the da Vinci Surgical System provides a safe and effective way to approach and manage the base of tongue and supraglottis. Advantages of TORS include wide-field high-definition 3-D visualization, precise instrumentation, and when compared with open procedures, less operative time, quicker recovery, no external scars, and comparable tissue resection.
authors.affiliation: Southern New England Ear, Nose and Throat Group, One Long Wharf Drive Suite 302, New Haven, CT 06511, USA; Section of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06510, USA; Department of Surgery, Frank H Netter School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University, 370 Bassett Road, North Haven, CT 06473, USA; Department of Surgery, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA; Section of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Middlesex Hospital, 28 Crescent Street, Middletown, CT 06457, USA. Electronic address: madago@comcast.net.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: D'Agostino
mesh_terms: D004825:Epiglottis / Q000601:surgery*; D005927:Glossectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011182:Postoperative Care; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Base of tongue; Obstructive sleep apnea; Robotic; Sleep apnea; Surgery; TORS; Treatment