ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022
TORS as Part of Multilevel Surgery in OSA: The Importance of Careful Patient Selection and Outcomes.
Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06766760 (A Pilot Study of Single-port Robot-assisted Surgery Using da Vinci SP Surgical System for the Surgical Treatment for Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Pilot Study of Single-port Robot-assisted Surgery Using da Vinci SP Surgical System for the Surgical Treatment for Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Robotic versus non-robotic posterior midline glossectomy for obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2026Pooled it
- Barbed palatal surgery: single stage or multilevel setting-a systematic review by the Young Otolaryngologists of the Italian Society of Otolaryngology.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 · 2023Pooled it
- Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders: A Comprehensive Review of Surgical Innovations and Evolving Technologies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Effectiveness of transoral robotic tongue base surgery in patients with obstructive sleep Apnoea.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 · 2025Observational
- Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery (TORS) and Postoperative Hemorrhage: An Analysis of Risk Factors.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Patient centered outcomes of transoral robotic surgery for obstructive sleep apnea: a retrospective analysis.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 Robotic Surgery Versus Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for OSA: A Cost Analysis Study.The Laryngoscope · 2025Article
- Transoral Robotic Surgery for Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: A Systematic Literature Review of Current Practices.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Extubation Protocols in the Intensive Care Unit Following Transoral Robotic Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- [Transoral robotic surgery in pharyngolaryngeal surgery].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2024Review
- The Repeatability of Pharyngeal Opening Pressure Under Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2024Article
- Are new and young generations of surgeons more aware of transoral robotic surgery than older ones? An international survey.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- OSA: Treatments beyond CPAP.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a relatively young technique principally devised for managing apneas in the tongue base area. This study summarizes and presents our personal experience with TORS for OSA treatment, with the aim to provide information regarding its safety, efficacy, and postoperative complications. A retrospective study was conducted on patients undergoing TORS with lingual tonsillectomy through the Da Vinci robot. The effectiveness of the surgical procedure was assessed employing the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and overnight polysomnography with the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI). A total of 57 patients were included. Eighteen patients (31.6%) had undergone previous surgery. The mean time of TORS procedure was 30 min. Base of tongue (BOT) management was associated with other procedures in all patients: pharyngoplasty (94%), tonsillectomy (66%), and septoplasty (58%). At 6 months follow-up visit, there was a significant improvement in AHI values (from 38.62 ± 20.36 to 24.33 ± 19.68) and ESS values (from 14.25 ± 3.97 to 8.25 ± 3.3). The surgical success rate was achieved in 35.5% of patients. The most frequent major complication was bleeding, with the need for operative intervention in three cases (5.3%). The most common minor complications were mild dehydration and pain. TORS for OSA treatment appears to be an effective and safe procedure for adequately selected patients looking for an alternative therapy to CPAP.
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