Application of robot-assisted surgery in the surgical treatment of head and neck cancer

VernacularTitle: 机器人辅助手术在头颈肿瘤外科中的应用进展
Author: Yifei DU ¹ ; Ning CHEN ¹ ; Daqing LI ²
Author Information

1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University & Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, PA, U S A
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: Oral surgical procedures; Robotics; Neck dissection; Head and neck neoplasms
From: Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2019;54(1):58-61
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: In recent years, robot-assisted surgery (RAS) has developed rapidly and become one of the hot topics in clinical research. Compared with traditional surgery, RAS has advantages in terms of minimal invasiveness, aesthetics, and functional preservation, and has been gradually applied in clinical practice such as neurosurgery, urology, and head and neck surgery. In the treatment of head and neck tumors, RAS can effectively minimize the surgical injury and accelerate postoperative recovery. This article reviews the application of RAS in the resection of primary lesions of head and neck tumors, neck dissection, and reconstruction of tissue defects.