Aims: To assess the role of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in managing failures of conventional transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) in cases with difficult laryngeal exposure. Methods: Retrospective analysis of 3 patients with difficult laryngeal exposure treated with TORS. All 3 cases failed to be managed by conventional TLM after repeated attempts by experienced surgeons. In 2 cases, the initial disease was laryngeal cancer treated by a cricohyoidoepiglottopexy, with an obstructing residual epiglottis. The last case was a bilateral Reinke disease submitted to repeated TLM procedures, producing multiple supraglottic and glottic scars. In all cases, the difficult exposure was produced by a combination of concurrent elements including insufficient mouth opening, short and stiff neck, macroglossia and high-positioned larynx. Results: Two patients were exposed by means of a Davis Meyer mouth gag. The other patient was managed by a Feyh-Kastenbauer device. The key of the success was the possibility to work 'around the corner' (30° angle view) where straight alignment of the larynx was impossible. Conclusions: Where possible, a TORS approach should be considered complementary to TLM in cases of very difficult or even impossible conventional transoral laryngoscopic approach. © 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2014 | |
Titolo: | Successful application of transoral robotic surgery in failures of traditional transoral laser microsurgery: Critical considerations | |
Autori: | Vicini, Claudio; Leone, Carlo Antonio; Montevecchi, Filippo; Dinelli, Elisa; Seccia, Veronica; Dallan, Iacopo | |
Rivista: | ORL | |
Parole Chiave: | Difficult laryngeal exposure; Transoral laser microsurgery failures; Transoral robotic surgery; Aged; Arytenoid Cartilage; Dyspnea; Epiglottis; Female; Humans; Laryngeal Neoplasms; Laryngoscopy; Laser Therapy; Male; Microsurgery; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Robotics; Tongue; Treatment Failure; Otorhinolaryngology2734 Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Medicine (all) | |
Abstract in inglese: | Aims: To assess the role of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in managing failures of conventional transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) in cases with difficult laryngeal exposure. Methods: Retrospective analysis of 3 patients with difficult laryngeal exposure treated with TORS. All 3 cases failed to be managed by conventional TLM after repeated attempts by experienced surgeons. In 2 cases, the initial disease was laryngeal cancer treated by a cricohyoidoepiglottopexy, with an obstructing residual epiglottis. The last case was a bilateral Reinke disease submitted to repeated TLM procedures, producing multiple supraglottic and glottic scars. In all cases, the difficult exposure was produced by a combination of concurrent elements including insufficient mouth opening, short and stiff neck, macroglossia and high-positioned larynx. Results: Two patients were exposed by means of a Davis Meyer mouth gag. The other patient was managed by a Feyh-Kastenbauer device. The key of the success was the possibility to work 'around the corner' (30° angle view) where straight alignment of the larynx was impossible. Conclusions: Where possible, a TORS approach should be considered complementary to TLM in cases of very difficult or even impossible conventional transoral laryngoscopic approach. © 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel. | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1159/000359953 | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2374075 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 03.1 Articolo su rivista |