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Identification and Protection of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve during Transoral Robotic Thyroidectomy

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Robotic Neck Dissection.

Neal Rajan Godse¹, Toby Shen Zhu², Umamaheswar Duvvuri³

¹Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, 203 Lothrop Street, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

|September 18, 2020

Summary

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Robot-assisted neck dissection is an emerging alternative to open surgery for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Further research is needed to confirm its long-term effectiveness and efficiency.

Keywords:

Head and neck cancer Neck dissection Robot-assisted surgery Robotics

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Area of Science:

Oncology
Surgical Innovation
Head and Neck Cancer Management

Background:

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) requires a multimodal treatment strategy.
Neck dissection is a cornerstone surgical procedure for managing nodal metastasis in HNSCC.
Open neck dissection remains the established gold standard surgical technique.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce robot-assisted neck dissection as a contemporary surgical alternative.
To highlight the need for further investigation into robot-assisted surgical outcomes.
To evaluate the potential benefits of robot-assisted surgery in terms of cost and operative time.

Main Methods:

Review of current surgical management strategies for HNSCC.
Introduction of robot-assisted neck dissection as an evolving technique.
Emphasis on the necessity for comparative outcome studies.

Main Results:

Open neck dissection is the current gold standard for nodal disease in HNSCC.
Robot-assisted neck dissection presents a novel alternative surgical approach.
Long-term oncologic outcomes and efficiency metrics for robot-assisted surgery require further validation.

Conclusions:

The management of HNSCC involves a multimodal approach with neck dissection being pivotal.
Robot-assisted neck dissection is a developing option that warrants comprehensive evaluation.
Future research should focus on establishing the oncologic efficacy and economic viability of robot-assisted procedures.