Headache in Otolaryngology: Rhinogenic and Beyond
Howard Levine, MD, Editor Michael Setzen, MD, Editor Many patients present to their physicians with headache or mid facial pain and are certain that it is a “sinus headache.” Specialists…
Robotic Approaches to the Neck
This article introduces and evaluates the feasibility of robot-assisted neck dissection as well as robot-assisted neck surgery via a modified facelift or retroauricular approach. Robot-assisted neck surgery is feasible compared…
Robotic Facelift Thyroidectomy
The use of minimally invasive and endoscopic thyroidectomy techniques has become widespread. However, these procedures all result in a visible neck incision. Several remote access thyroidectomy approaches that place the…
Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) for Benign Pharyngeal Lesions
Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) offers a minimally invasive approach to the pharynx with a magnified 3-dimensional view, wristed instruments with 7 degrees of freedom, and tremor filtration. TORS affords an…
Robotic Surgery of the Skull Base
Minimally invasive skull base surgery has advanced substantially with the advent of endoscopic technology, novel instrumentation, and intraoperative image-guidance capabilities. Robotic technology has been accepted into the surgeon’s armamentarium, with…
Transoral Robotic Sleep Surgery
Nocturnal upper airway collapse is often multi-level in nature but typically will involve some degree of obstruction at the level of the tongue-base. Several surgical procedures have been developed in…
Transoral Robotic Surgery for Larynx Cancer
Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has become increasingly used to manage laryngeal and pharyngeal cancers, although the published experience in the larynx is small. Although there is burgeoning use of TORS…
Robotic Thyroidectomy
Robotic thyroidectomy is ideal for patients with indeterminate, likely benign lesions less than 3 cm, and a body mass index less than 35 kg/mg 2 . Proper arm position and…
Robotic Approaches to the Pharynx
Treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx is challenging because of its effects on speech and swallowing, which may affect quality of life. Transoral robotic surgery may be an…
Robotic Surgery of the Head and Neck
Neil D. Gross, MD, Editor F. Chris Holsinger, MD, Editor The role of robotics in surgery has yet to be defined. However, it is now evident that robotic technology has…
