Publication at First Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen |
2010
Abstract
Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) and transaxillary thyroidectomy represent the most effective robotic surgery for diseases of the head and neck available today. Robotic surgery allows the surgeon to provide patient with procedures equivalent to traditional transoral or external approaches in the region of laryngopharynx and thyroid gland due with the advantages of 3D high-definition visualization.
Comparing to the external approaches robotic surgery offers the advantages of endoscopic surgery as minimal morbidity, improved functional and cosmetic outcomes. Robotic surgery thus represents minimally invasive otolaryngological procedures.