The Role of Robotic Surgery in Sinonasal and Ventral Skull Base Malignancy.
Over the past decade, robotic surgery has gained wide popularity, making a significant impact on multiple surgical specialties. In the head and neck arena, transoral robotic surgery has proven to be safe and associated with acceptable oncological and superior functional outcomes for surgery of the oropharynx, hypopharynx, supraglottis, and glottis; thus, changing the paradigm for the management of tumors in these anatomic locations. Robotic surgery of the ventral skull base is at an early stage of development. In this article reviews the literature discussing the role of robotic surgery in managing sinonasal and ventral skull base malignant lesions.
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Starling Loving Hall - Room B221, 320 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Ralph Abi
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Hachem
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Starling Loving Hall - Room B221, 320 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Sanjeet
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Rangarajan
Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Doan Hall 410 West 10th Avenue, Room N1011-A, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Andre
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Beer-Furlan
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Starling Loving Hall - Room B221, 320 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Doan Hall 410 West 10th Avenue, Room N1011-A, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Daniel
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Prevedello
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Starling Loving Hall - Room B221, 320 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Enver
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Ozer
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Starling Loving Hall - Room B221, 320 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Doan Hall 410 West 10th Avenue, Room N1011-A, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Electronic address: Ricardo.Carrau@osumc.edu.
Ricardo L
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Carrau
D006801:Humans; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D019291:Skull Base / Q000601:surgery*; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
Malignancies; Robotic surgery; Sinonasal; Skull base; Ventral skull base