December 17, 2010

Robotic Surgery for Oral Cancer


I encountered these amazing pictures in the Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Dec 2010 edition in an article titled "Transoral Robotic-Assisted Surgery for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma". This surgery was performed at Mayo Clinic as well as University of Alabama.

Of note, there are also some YouTube videos of robotic surgery for thyroidectomy you can watch below or here.


Reference:
Transoral Robotic-Assisted Surgery for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Archives of Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 136(12):1248-1252; 2010

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Dr. Christopher Chang is a private practice otolaryngology, head & neck surgeon specializing in the treatment of problems related to the ear, nose, and throat. Located in Warrenton, VA about 45 minutes west of Washington DC, he also provides inhalant allergy testing/treatment, hearing tests, and dispenses hearing aids.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I read another story about this robotic surgery for tongue cancer. The photos aren't quite as graphic but there is a nice diagram that shows what this patient would have had to endure if not for this robotic procedure.

Here is the article: http://www.medicalvoyce.com/articles/2011/03/robotic-touch-saves-patient-brutal-tongue-cancer-surgery

Anonymous said...

Whomever it may concern,

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