Cancer surgery of the mouth and throat can involve major incision wounds, tracheotomy, or necessitate the breaking of bones. Recognizing the benefits and success of robotic surgery in other areas of medicine, the authors present its use in head and neck surgery, resulting in less surgery, less deformity, and faster rehabilitation.
In this new book, the authors describe the preoperative aspects of Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS), including patient evaluation, instrumentation and set-up, moving on to diagnostic endoscopic and surgical techniques for tonsillectomy, laryngectomy, tongue base and glottic resection, and speech and swallowing considerations. They conclude with an examination of the potential for TORS in skull-base surgery, its future application and, importantly, telesurgery via the Internet.

A pioneering book for a pioneering surgical technique in head and neck surgical technique and management, this should be on the shelf of every otolaryngology-head and neck surgeon.

CONTENTS

Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS): From the Robotics Lab to the Bedside.
Perioperative Assessment.
Preoperative Evaluation for Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS).
Instrumentation for Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS).
Transoral Robotic Surgery(TORS): Patient positioning and Setup Utilizing the da Vinci Robotic System.
Intraoperative Management. Optimizing Patient Safety and Reducing Complications in Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS).
Hemostasis During Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS).
Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS): Diagnostic Endoscopy.
Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS): Supraglottic Partial Laryngectomy.
Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS): Tongue Base Resection.
Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS): Radical Tonsillectomy.
Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS): Extended Radical Tonsillectomy with Tongue Base Resection.
Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS): Glottic Resections.
Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS): Parapharyngeal Space Tumors.
Postoperative Management. Optimizing Postsurgical Clinical Outcomes in Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS).
Special Considerations for Radiation Therapy following Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS).
Speech and Swallowing Rehabilitation following Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS).
Skull base surgery: Potential Applications of Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS).
Telesurgery: Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) across the internet.
Transoral Robotic Surgery: Future Directions