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Early Adoption Of Transoral Robotic Surgical Program: Preliminary Outcomes., David Cognetti, Adam Luginbuhl, Anthony L. Nguyen, Joseph Curry
Early Adoption Of Transoral Robotic Surgical Program: Preliminary Outcomes., David Cognetti, Adam Luginbuhl, Anthony L. Nguyen, Joseph Curry
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Faculty Papers
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility and safety of establishing a transoral robotic surgical (TORS) program in the post-Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval setting. Early outcomes are compared with the previously reported results of pioneering centers.
STUDY DESIGN: Clinical data from a prospective TORS study.
SETTING: Academic university institution.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Sixty-one patients treated with 63 TORS procedures. Main outcome measures: intraoperative times, margin status, complications, time to diet, and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube retention rate. The authors also report oncologic outcomes on their first 30 patients.
RESULTS: The spectrum of subsites …