Flexible next-generation robotic surgical system for transoral endoscopic hypopharyngectomy: A comparative preclinical study.

Journal: Head & neck
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this cadaveric study was to determine the efficacy of a flexible, next-generation robotic surgical system for transoral robotic hypopharyngectomy.

Authors

  • Ichiro Tateya
    Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Yoon Woo Koh
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • Raymond K Tsang
    Division of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
  • Steven S Hong
    Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.
  • Ryuji Uozumi
    Department of Biomedical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Yo Kishimoto
    Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Taro Sugimoto
    Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
  • F Christopher Holsinger
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.