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Review
. 2017 Jun;50(3):633-641.
doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2017.01.013. Epub 2017 Mar 24.

Robotics in Sinus and Skull Base Surgery

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Robotics in Sinus and Skull Base Surgery

Sanjeet Rangarajan et al. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2017 Jun.

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.

Keywords: Robotic surgery; Sinonasal; Sinus surgery; Skull base.

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