Transoral robotic surgery for pharyngeal stenosis. Issue 4 (16th April 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Byrd, James K.; Leonardis, Rachel L.; Bonawitz, Steven C.; Losee, Joseph E.; Duvvuri, Umamaheswar
• Is Part Of: International journal of medical robotics and computer assisted surgery. Volume 10:Issue 4(2014)
• Page Start: 418
• Page End: 422
• Publication Date: 2014-04-16
• Subjects: Robotics in medicine -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Technological innovations -- Periodicals; Imaging systems in medicine -- Periodicals; 617.90285
• DOI: 10.1002/rcs.1591
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1478-5951

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="rcs1591-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Background</title> <p>Pharyngeal stenosis is a complication of head and neck cancer and sleep apnea treatment that results in functional impairment. Due to the location of the stenosis and tendency to recur, surgical management is challenging. Robotic surgery may allow these areas to be treated with surgical technique that would be difficult using traditional approaches.</p> </sec> <sec id="rcs1591-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>A retrospective chart review was performed to identify patients who underwent transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for pharyngeal stenosis at a tertiary hospital system.</p> </sec> <sec id="rcs1591-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>Five patients were identified, ages 8–75 years. Length of follow‐up ranged from 1–12 months. There was one failure, a 74 year old male with a history of chemoradiation to the area who has required additional procedures.</p> </sec> <sec id="rcs1591-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusion</title> <p>TORS may offer improved surgical access to the pharynx in patients who require complex reconstruction that would otherwise be very difficult. Appropriate patient selection is necessary and long‐term follow‐up is warranted for the selected cases. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley &amp; Sons, Ltd.</p> </sec> </abstract>