Robotic approaches to the neck

Yoon Woo Koh; Eun Chang Choi

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2014.02.002

Robotic approaches to the neck

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2014 Jun;47(3):433-54. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2014.02.002.

Authors

Yoon Woo Koh¹, Eun Chang Choi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonseo-ro, Sedaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, South Korea. Electronic address: ywkohent@yuhs.ac.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonseo-ro, Sedaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, South Korea.

PMID: 24882801
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2014.02.002

Abstract

This article introduces and evaluates the feasibility of robot-assisted neck dissection as well as robot-assisted neck surgery via a modified facelift or retroauricular approach. Robot-assisted neck surgery is feasible compared with conventional techniques and shows a clear cosmetic benefit.

Keywords: Head and neck cancer; Lymph node metastasis; Modified facelift incision; Neck dissection; Retroauricular incision; Robot.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery*
Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery*
Humans
Neck / pathology
Neck / surgery*
Neck Dissection / methods*
Robotic Surgical Procedures*
Robotics / methods
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck