ReviewCurrent oncology reports2020
Robotic Head and Neck Surgery: Beyond TORS.
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- Perioperative management and challenges of robotic-assisted surgery: a narrative review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Hybrid Reconstruction in Head and Neck Surgery: Integration of Virtual Planning, Navigation, and Robotic Microsurgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Factors Shaping Public Perceptions of a Range of Robotic Technologies in Surgery: Cross-Sectional Web-Based Survey.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Comparison of short-term outcomes following minimally invasive (endoscopic/robotic) vs open thyroidectomy for patients with thyroid cancer.European thyroid journal · 2025Article
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- The Full Continuum of Robotic Breast Surgery: Robotic-assisted Mastectomy, Robotic DIEP Flap, and Robotic Supermicrosurgery.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Optimized decision support for selection of transoral robotic surgery or (chemo)radiation therapy based on posttreatment swallowing toxicity.Cancer medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTo explore the advances in robotic head and neck surgery (HNS) beyond TORS. RECENT
findingsAlthough limited, the current literature corroborates the safety of robotic neck surgery, revealing similar surgical/oncologic outcomes, except longer operative time and superior cosmesis. In most of the remote thyroid approaches, use of robotic-assisted surgery is essential. However, for the recently popularized transoral approach, endoscopic technique has been preferred by most surgeons, due to longer operative time in robotic-assisted technique. On the other hand, retroauricular approach has been considered the standard for comprehensive/selective robotic neck dissections. Robotic technology has an increasing role in HNS. Robotic neck dissection has shown encouraging results, being routinely used in some centers around the globe. Robotic thyroid surgery, although safe when well applied, has lost ground to endoscopic transoral thyroidectomy. In the future, more evolved robotic systems could improve multiple areas of HNS.
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