Functional outcomes after transoral robotic surgery for head and neck cancer

• Published in: Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery Vol. 141; no. 2; p. 166
• Main Authors: Iseli, Tim A, Kulbersh, Brian D, Iseli, Claire E, Carroll, William R, Rosenthal, Eben L, Magnuson, J Scott
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.08.2009
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Deglutition; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Head and Neck Neoplasms - drug therapy; Head and Neck Neoplasms - pathology; Head and Neck Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Head and Neck Neoplasms - surgery; Hemorrhage - prevention & control; Hospitals, University; Humans; Intubation, Intratracheal - methods; Laryngeal Neoplasms - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Oral Surgical Procedures - methods; Oropharyngeal Neoplasms - surgery; Prospective Studies; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Risk Factors; Robotics; Salvage Therapy

To evaluate functional outcomes following transoral robotic surgery for head and neck cancer. Case series with planned data collection. Academic hospital. Between March 2007 and December 2008, 54 of 62 candidate patients underwent transoral robotic tumor resection. Outcomes include airway management...