The indications, surgical techniques, and complications of transoral robotic surgery in total laryngectomy: a systematic review.

Objective: Transoral robotic surgery total laryngectomy is a promising procedure. We conducted a systematic review to study the indications, surgical techniques and complications of this procedure.

Methods: We followed the guidelines outlined in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis statement.

Quality of Life After Total Laryngectomy: A Retrospective Study.

Quality of life is severely affected in laryngeal cancer patients, who have undergone total laryngectomy, particularly with regard to cancer diagnosis and the consequences of total laryngectomy. The aim of the present study is to record and evaluate the problems related with the quality of life in laryngectomized patients. A further goal is to investigate, whether a correlation exists between demographics and clinical characteristics of the patients.

Does the orientation of the styloid process cause Eagle Syndrome? An anatomical study of the styloid process in 72 Greek skulls.

<b>Introduction:</b> Patients often suffer from an elongated styloid process. This clinical entity is well known and is described as Eagle syndrome. The presence of this anatomical variation is not always associated with symptoms.

Extratemporal facial nerve branching patterns: systematic review of 1497 cases.

Objective: The aim of this systematic review was to analyse the complex anatomy of the extratemporal portion of the facial nerve with an accurate description of the branching patterns based on the Davis classification.

Method: Medline, ScienceDirect and the Cochrane Library databases as well as other sources were searched by two independent reviewers.

Results: Analysis of 21 studies with a total of 1497 cases showed that type III is the most common branching pattern accounting for 26.