ArticleFrontiers in oncology2020
3D Exoscopic Surgery (3Des) for Transoral Oropharyngectomy.
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- Surgical margins after open versus transoral surgery for oropharyngeal cancer and their impact on the need for multimodal treatments.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2025Pooled it
- Resection margins in transoral oropharyngeal surgery: comparative analysis of robotic and VITOM Eagle-assisted exoscopic approaches.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Does the visual system affect the learning curve of the Otosurgeon? A cadaveric study comparing microscopy vs exoscopy.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Article
- Transoral laser exoscopic surgery of the larynx: state of the art and comparison with traditional transoral laser microsurgery.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2024Article
- Craniovertebral Junction Surgical Approaches: State of Art.Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery · 2024Article
- New surgical frontiers for 4K 3D-exoscope in paediatric head and neck surgery.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023Article
- Improvement of Surgical View and Working Space at the Lower Pole by Three-Dimensional Exoscope-Assisted Coblation Tonsillectomy: A Case Series.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- The Impact of a Robotic Digital Microscope on the Ergonomics in a Neurosurgical Operating Theatre (A Single-Centre Experience).Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement · 2023Article
- Combined Transoral Exoscope and OARM-Assisted Approach for Craniovertebral Junction Surgery. New Trends in an Old-Fashioned Approach.Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement · 2023Article
- High Definition Three-Dimensional Exoscope (VITOM 3D) in E.N.T. Surgery: A Systematic Review of Current Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Subjective workload measurement of the transition from a conventional operative microscope to a Robotic Digital Microscope. A pilot study.Brain & spine · 2022Article
- Transoral laser microsurgery: feasibility of a new exoscopic HD-3D system coupled with free beam or fiber laser.Lasers in medical science · 2021Article
- Microsurgical procedures during COVID-19 pandemic: the VITOM® 3D-HD exoscopic system as alternative to the operating microscope to properly use personal protective equipment (PPE).European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021Article
- VITOM-3D assisted neck dissection via a retroauricular approach (RAND-3D): a preclinical investigation in a cadaver lab.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2020Article
- Combined transoral exoscope and OArm-assisted approach for craniovertebral junction surgery: Light and shadows in single-center experience with improving technologies.Journal of craniovertebral junction & spineArticle
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Abstract
Over the past three decades, the incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma has increased, primarily related to the spread of human papillomavirus. Treatment has always been preferentially unimodal (surgery or radiotherapy) for early stage disease and multimodal (surgery with adjuvant therapy or concomitant chemoradiotherapy) for advanced stages. Recently, the surgical approach has gained renewed interest due to the morbidity of non-surgical treatments and also to technical innovations. We have coined the term 3Des (3D exoscope surgery) to describe the use of the 3D Vitom Exoscope System for transoral surgery of oropharyngeal cancers. During the period from June 2017 to May 2018, 10 patients with oropharyngeal cancer were treated by oropharyngeal surgery with the 3Des approach at FPO IRCCS Institute of Candiolo. The aim of the present prospective study was to evaluate the utility of 3Des for the treatment of early-stage oropharyngeal cancer. 3Des could represent a viable alternative to the operating microscope and robotic surgery thanks to its excellent ability to provide 3D visual information, depth of field, magnification, image contrast, color imaging, and low running costs. It promises great utility in the learning process, with the possibility of recording in high definition.
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