Open AccessTransoral Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal Cancer
Author(s) -
Vinidh Paleri,
Hannah Fox,
Stuart C. Winter
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
orl
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1423-0275
pISSN - 0301-1569
DOI - 10.1159/000489466
Subject(s) - transoral robotic surgery , medicine , robotic surgery , general surgery , medical physics , cancer surgery , cancer , surgery
Transoral robotic surgery has shown significant promise in the management of oropharyngeal cancer since its description in 2007. The oncological efficacy of this procedure has been proven in several single-centre studies, multicentre collaborative publications and systematic reviews. The rapid take-up of transoral robotic surgery shows greater acceptance by professionals and is associated with a relatively short learning curve. This overview discusses the rationale and principles underlying the use of transoral robotic surgery in primary and recurrent oropharyngeal cancer and the emerging role for this technique in diagnosing the unknown primary site, and summarizes ongoing research in this field.