Comparing Free-Flap Reconstruction After Robot-Assisted Neck Dissection via a Retroauricular Approach and a Traditional Transcervical Approach: Single-Surgeon Experiences of 90 Consecutive Cases.

Journal: Annals of surgical oncology
PMID: 36520236

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Predominant traditional approaches for most patients who have advanced-stage oral cancer with transcervical incision lines left irreversible scars. To address this, surgeons have continuously refined minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques, including robot-assisted neck surgeries. This article introduces and discusses the feasibility, versatility, and availability of free-flap reconstruction via the retroauricular approach (RA), considered difficult to date.

Authors

  • Hyounmin Kim
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea.
  • In-Ho Cha
    Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; Oral Cancer Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: CHA8764@yuhs.ac.
  • Hyung Jun Kim
    National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea, Seocheon, Republic of Korea.
  • Woong Nam
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea.
  • Hyunwoo Yang
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea.
  • Sung-Uk Cho
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea.
  • Yoon Woo Koh
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • DongWook Kim
    Soft Robotics Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

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