What has been studied about transoral robotic surgery? Bibliometric analysis of scientific progress in Latin America and the world.

Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) represents a transformative minimally invasive technology offering superior visualization, precision, and safety in head and neck oncological procedures. Despite exponential global research growth, significant geographic disparities exist, with Latin America contributing only 6% of publications, reflecting technological and resource gaps. To establish the scientific progress of transoral robotic surgery in Latin America and the world. Bibliometric cross-sectional study using Scopus as the data source. Globally, 1335 scientific documents were identified, while only 29 were identified in Latin America. Scientific production has been composed essentially of original articles, followed by reviews. The first publication was made in 2005. The United States (n = 746) and Brazil (n = 20) lead the production at the global level and in Latin America, respectively. In both contexts, over time, treatment outcomes, oropharyngeal neoplasms, squamous cell carcinoma, laryngeal neoplasms and clinical follow-up have been the most frequent topics related to transoral robotic surgery. Research in transoral robotic surgery has had gradual growth. The production of primary data has predominated, with the United States being the most prolific country with the highest impact research. Both in Latin America and in the world, transoral robotic surgery has been closely related to oncologic surgery, outcome evaluation, and clinical follow-up.