title: Robotics in Sinus and Skull Base Surgery.
abstract: Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has been proven to be safe and to yield acceptable oncological and functional outcomes for surgery of the oropharynx, hypopharynx, supraglottis, and glottis. TORS has been successful at reducing morbidity, improving quality of life, and providing access to areas that previously required mandibulotomy or other more radical approaches in the past. This has changed the paradigm of management of tumors in these anatomic locations. In this article, the authors review the recent literature discussing the role of robotic surgery in managing sinonasal and skull base pathology and discuss its current advantages and limitations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Sanjeet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rangarajan
authors.affiliation: Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Ralph Abi
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hachem
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Enver
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Andre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beer-Furlan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Doan Hall 410 West 10th Avenue, Room N1011-A, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prevedello
authors.affiliation: 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. Electronic address: Ricardo.Carrau@osumc.edu.
authors.forename: Ricardo L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Carrau
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000601:surgery*; D011788:Quality of Life; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D019291:Skull Base / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Robotic surgery; Sinonasal; Sinus surgery; Skull base