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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpsurg.2024.101504 | DOI Listing |
Head Neck
January 2025
Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Frisius Medical Center, Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.
Background: Chronic lingual tonsillitis (CLT) entails persistent inflammation of the lingual tonsils (LT), presenting in recurrent infections, throat discomfort, dyspnea, dysphagia, and LT hypertrophy.
Methods: A retrospective observational study at a nonacademic general hospital described outcomes of CLT patients undergoing base of tongue (BOT) reduction via transoral robotic surgery (TORS). Primary outcomes were changes in patient-reported quality of swallowing and life and were assessed at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months post-TORS.
Head Neck
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California, USA.
Background: There is lower female representation within academic medicine. We aimed to investigate female authorship (FA) and female-held chair or program director (PD) positions within head and neck oncology (HNO).
Methods: Articles authored by females about microvascular and reconstructive surgery (MRS) and transoral robotic surgery (TORS) were identified.
Acta Otolaryngol
January 2025
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Background: Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has emerged as a minimally invasive technique for managing head and neck pathologies, offering reduced morbidity and improved surgical precision. Despite its growing popularity, institutional experiences with TORS remain limited.
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of TORS for oncological and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) cases, focusing on efficacy, safety and complications.
J Surg Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
Diagnostics (Basel)
December 2024
Unit of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Department, University of Verona, P.le L.A. Scuro 10, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Objective: Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) is becoming increasingly popular in head and neck surgery. Its applications have expanded beyond oncologic indications to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and, more recently, to benign pathologies.
Data Sources: A systematic search for articles published in the PubMed and Google Scholar databases between January 2003 and December 2023 was performed using the following combined search query (robot OR sleep OR apnea OR syndrome) AND (robot OR tongue OR base).
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