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ArticleCancers2024

Predictors for Success and Failure in Transoral Robotic Surgery-A Retrospective Study in the North of the Netherlands.

Alexandra G L Toppenberg, Thomas S Nijboer, Wisse G W J van der Laan, Jan Wedman, Leonora Q Schwandt, Robert E Plaat, Max J H Witjes, Inge Wegner, Gyorgy B Halmos

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Article in Cancers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alexandra G L ToppenbergDepartment of Ear Nose Throat Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0006-5091-1058
Thomas S NijboerDepartment of Ear Nose Throat Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0642-451X
Wisse G W J van der LaanDepartment of Ear Nose Throat Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands.
Jan WedmanDepartment of Ear Nose Throat Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6448-134X
Leonora Q SchwandtDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical Center Leeuwarden, 8934 AD Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-0812-5786
Robert E PlaatDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical Center Leeuwarden, 8934 AD Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
Max J H WitjesDepartment of Oral Maxillo Facial Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands.
Inge WegnerDepartment of Ear Nose Throat Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4124-7224
Gyorgy B HalmosDepartment of Ear Nose Throat Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-2460-2260
University Medical Center Groningen · NLMedisch Centrum Leeuwarden · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) is utilized for treating various malignancies, such as early-stage oropharyngeal cancer and lymph node metastasis of an unknown primary tumor (CUP), and also benign conditions, like obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and chronic lingual tonsillitis. However, the success and failure of TORS have not been analyzed to date. In this retrospective observational multicenter cohort study, we evaluated patients treated with TORS using the da Vinci surgical system. Success criteria were defined as identification of the primary tumor for CUP, >2 mm resection margin for malignant conditions, and improvement on respiratory polygraphy and tonsillitis complaints for benign conditions. A total of 220 interventions in 211 patients were included. We identified predictors of success, such as low comorbidity status ACE-27, positive P16 status, and lower age for CUP, and female gender and OSA severity for benign conditions. For other malignancies, no predictors for success were found. Predictors of failure based on postoperative complications included high comorbidity scores (ASA) and anticoagulant use, and for postoperative pain, younger age and female gender were identified. This study provides valuable insights into the outcomes and predictors of success and failure in TORS procedures across various conditions and may also help in patient selection and counseling.

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carcinoma of unknown primarychronic lingual tonsillitisobstructive sleep apneaoropharyngeal cancertransoral robotic surgery

Identifiers

PMID38672541
PMCPMC11048242
OpenAlexW4394725000

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