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ArticleActa otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale2024

Transoral laser exoscopic surgery of the larynx: state of the art and comparison with traditional transoral laser microsurgery.

Cesare Piazza, Francesca Gennarini, Claudia Montenegro, Davide Lancini, Francesca Del Bon, Gabriele Zigliani, Giuseppe De Palma, Nicola Francesco Lopomo, Emma Sala

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Article in Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Prospective evaluation of the VITOM 3D exoscope in ear surgery compared with surgical microscopes: part II-optical performance, handling, workload and ergonomics.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 · 2026
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  2. Technological refinements in transoral laser exoscopic surgery: the VITOM EAGLE.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2025
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  4. Applying the technology ORBEYEJournal of applied biomedicine · 2025
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  5. First experience with VITOM eagle in micro-laryngeal surgery on 3D-printed laryngeal models: important improvements in exoscopic technology.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 · 2025
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  6. Maximising efficiency with exoscopic surgery: a versatile approach for transoral laryngeal and oropharyngeal procedures.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Cesare PiazzaUnit of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Francesca GennariniUnit of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Claudia MontenegroUnit of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Davide LanciniUnit of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Francesca Del BonUnit of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Gabriele ZiglianiUnit of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Giuseppe De PalmaDepartment of Medical, Surgical and Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, School of Medicine, Brescia, Italy.
Nicola Francesco LopomoDepartment of Information Engineering, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Emma SalaUnit of Occupational Health, Occupational Hygiene, Toxicology and Prevention, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of transoral laser exoscopic surgery (TOLES) in a unicentric series of patients affected by benign and malignant glottic and supraglottic lesions, and compare outcomes with those of transoral laser microsurgery (TOLMS). Methods: To demonstrate the non-inferiority of TOLES in terms of operative time, margin status and complication rates, we compared outcomes of 93 patients treated by TOLES between July 2021 and July 2023 with those of a match-paired group of 107 historical patients treated by TOLMS. To perform a multiparametric ergonomic evaluation of TOLES Results: No significant differences were found in terms of surgical duration, positive margins, or complications between TOLES and TOLMS. Ergonomics assessment by inertial measurement units and electromyographic surface electrodes demonstrated a reduced biomechanical overload with TOLES compared to TOLMS. Conclusions: The many advantages of TOLES, such as its superior didactic value, better digital control of light even through small-bored laryngoscopes, improved binocular vision, and increase in surgical performance by 3 or 4-hand techniques, are difficult to be quantified. In contrast, its non-inferiority in terms of oncological results and better ergonomics compared to TOLMS are demonstrated herein.

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Laser TherapyMicrosurgeryAdultAgedErgonomicsFemaleHumansLaryngeal NeoplasmsLarynxMaleMiddle AgedMouthNatural Orifice Endoscopic SurgeryTreatment Outcomeergonomicsexoscopelarynxmicroscopeoncologic outcomestransoral surgery

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PMID38745511
PMCPMC11098537

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