Quality of Life Following Robotic Transaxillary Versus Conventional Hemithyroidectomy: A Comparative Analysis.

Robotic technology has proven safe and effective for thyroidectomy procedures. Few studies have addressed the quality-of-life outcomes of robotic thyroidectomy compared with conventional thyroidectomy. The database of a tertiary medical center was retrospectively reviewed for all patients with thyroid disease who had undergone robotic hemithyroidectomy in 2012-2020.

The Impact of Superior Canal Dehiscence on Power Absorbance, Otoacoustic Emissions, and Hearing in Fat Sand Rats.

Background: Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence (SSCD) may lead to vestibular and auditory impairments.

Objective: To study the effects of power absorbance (PA), Distortion Product Otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE), and hearing thresholds in normal ears of fat sand rats, after a bullotomy, creation and patching.

Methods: SSCD was performed unilaterally in eight normal hearing animals while the contra-lateral un-operated ear was used as a control.

Fish Bone Foreign Body: The Role of Imaging.

 Fish bone foreign body (FFB) impaction in the upper aerodigestive tract is a common cause for emergency department referral. Its management varies in both diagnosis and treatment paradigms. Fish bone foreign bodies are more commonly found in the oropharynx in cases of patients < 40 years old, and in the esophagus in cases of patients > 40 years old.

Nonmelanoma skin cancer of the head and neck region in solid organ transplant recipients.

Background: Nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSC) are the most common malignancies in solid organ recipients. We investigated the incidence, clinical features, and outcome of solid organ recipients with NMSC of the head and neck.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted for solid organ recipients who were treated from 1992 to 2015 and who developed NMSC of the head and neck.

[ROBOTIC-ASSISTED TRANSAXILLARY THYROID SURGERY - THE RABIN MEDICAL CENTER EXPERIENCE].

Aims: To review the experience of a single-center with RATS and to assess its outcome, feasibility and safety.

Background: With the advent of minimally invasive techniquesin thyroid surgery, robot-assisted transaxillary thyroid surgery (RATS) has become one of the most popular approaches. Its main advantages are improved cosmetic outcome, thereby increasing patient satisfaction, improved visualization and range of motion.

Prognostic factors in metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the head and neck poses a significant therapeutic challenge due to its aggressive biologic behavior. We conducted a retrospective study of 71 patients-58 men and 13 women, aged 28 to 88 years (mean: 71)-who had been treated at our university-affiliated tertiary care medical center for metastatic cutaneous SCC over a 15-year period. In addition to demographic data, we compiled and analyzed information on tumor characteristics, the site and extent of metastasis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome.

Brachytherapy for radiotherapy-resistant head and neck cancer: A review of a single center experience.

Objectives/hypothesis: Despite advances in radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatments for head and neck cancers, the local failure rate is high. In most radiotherapy-resistant cases, surgery is performed; however, some cases are considered unresectable. No standard treatment for these situations has been established.

The cause of brachial plexopathy in robot-assisted transaxillary thyroidectomy-A neurophysiological investigation.

Objectives/hypothesis: During robot-assisted transaxillary thyroidectomy, the patient's arm is maintained in an overhead flexed position for a prolonged time, which poses a risk of postoperative brachial plexopathy. The aim of the study was to identify the causes of brachial plexopathy and to assess the benefit of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) in preventing positional brachial plexopathy in this setting.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Robotic transaxillary thyroid surgery.

Recent technological advances have led to a rapid progress in endocrine surgery. With the advent of minimally invasive techniques in thyroid surgery, robot-assisted transaxillary thyroid surgery (RATS) has emerged as one of the most promising approaches. Its main advantages are improved cosmetic outcome, avoiding cervical incisions, increased patient satisfaction, improved visualization, arms articulations, eliminating surgeon's natural tremor, thereby increasing precision.

Robot-assisted transaxillary thyroid surgery-feasibility and safety of a novel technique.

Developments in technology have led to a rapid progress in robotic endocrine surgery applications. With the advent of minimally invasive techniques in thyroid surgery, robot-assisted transaxillary thyroid surgery (RATS) has emerged as one of the most promising approaches. Its main advantages are improved cosmetic outcome, avoiding cervical incisions, thereby increasing patient satisfaction, and improved visualization, arms articulations, and precision, resulting in fewer surgical complications.

Analysis of failure following transoral laser surgery for early glottic cancer.

This study aimed at clarifying further the clinical behavior of early glottic cancer following transoral laser surgery and to determine, using retrospective analysis, whether the site of tumor involvement along the vocal fold has prognostic significance. The study included all patients treated with transoral laser surgery, for early glottic cancer (T1/T2N0M0) between May 1998 and January 2012 in a university affiliated tertiary care medical center. Data on demographics, site and extent of disease, treatment and outcome were collected and analyzed.

Cancer of the head and neck region in solid organ transplant recipients.

Background: Solid organ recipients are at an increased risk of developing various malignancies. We investigated the incidence, clinical features, and outcome of patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer after organ transplantation.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was undertaken of patients who underwent solid organ transplantation (kidney, liver, lung, heart) treated at our institution from 1992 to 2010.

Prognostic significance of nodal ratio in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

The TNM classification is not specific for head and neck skin cancer and makes no allowance for disease extent. Studies have shown that the relative number of metastatic-to-examined lymph nodes, termed the Nodal ratio, is a reliable independent prognosticator in several types of cancer. The study was designed as a retrospective analysis in a university affiliated tertiary care center setting.