In the article that accompanies this editorial, Ferris et al 12 report the results of ECOG-ACRIN 3311, a randomized phase II trial of transoral surgery and low-dose intensity-modulated radiotherapy in ...

Most patients undergoing conventional thyroid and parathyroid surgeries were eligible for transoral endocrine surgery (TES), researchers reported from a retrospective analysis. Among 1,000 patients ...

A review paper by scientists at The Chinese University of Hong Kong summarized the mechanisms related to distal dexterity, variable stiffness (VS), and triangulation in developing transoral robotic ...

Low-dose radiation at 50 Gy without chemotherapy following transoral surgery (TOS) led to very high survival and outstanding quality of life in patients with human papillomavirus-positive (HPV+) ...

Many head and neck cancer patients and others requiring surgery for benign lesions of the mouth and throat — including sleep apnea patients — may be candidates for minimally invasive transoral robotic ...

The first transoral and transvaginal cholecystectomies (gallbladder removal) using Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) have been completed in a multicenter human trial in the ...

A minimally invasive surgical approach developed by head and neck surgeons has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration. The da Vinci Surgical System has been cleared for TransOral ...

Transoral laser surgery has emerged as a leading minimally invasive approach for the treatment of early glottic carcinoma, offering precise tumour excision with preservation of laryngeal structures ...

The surgical management of tumors involving the ventral skull base presents a profound challenge, traditionally requiring extensive external or transfacial approaches that carry significant cosmetic ...

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