Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer

• Published in: Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A Vol. 19; no. 3; p. 361
• Main Authors: Park, Young Min, Lee, Woo Jung, Lee, Jeong Gwon, Lee, Won Sang, Choi, Eun Chang, Chung, Sa Myung, Kim, Se-Heon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2009
• Subjects: Feasibility Studies; Humans; Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms - surgery; Laryngeal Neoplasms - surgery; Laryngectomy - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Mouth; Patient Selection; Pharyngectomy - methods; Prospective Studies; Robotics; Treatment Outcome

The current trend in managing laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer is to perform organ preservation therapy, which improves quality of life and decreases treatment-related morbidity. Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) can overcome the limit of "line of sight" often met in classic transoral pr...