Minimally invasive techniques for head and neck malignancies: current indications, outcomes and future directions
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Dana M. Hartl · AlWo Ferlito · Carl E. Silver · Robert P. Takes · Sandro J. Stoeckli · Carlos Suلrez · Juan P. Rodrigo · Andreas M. Sesterhenn · Carl
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
The trend toward minimally invasive surgery, appropriately applied, has evolved over the past three decades to encompass all Welds of surgery, including curative intent cancer surgery of the head and neck. Proper patient and tumor selection are fundamental to optimizing oncological and functional outcomes in such a personalized approach to cancer treatment. Training, experience, and appropriate technological equipment are prerequisites for any type of minimally invasive surgery. The aim of this review was to provide an overview of currently available techniques and the evidence justifying their use. Much evidence is in favor of routine use of transoral laser resection, transoral robot-assisted surgery, transnasal endoscopic resection, sentinel node biopsy, and endoscopic neck surgery for selected malignant tumors, by experienced surgical teams. Technological advances will enhance the scope of this type of surgery in the future and physicians need to be This paper was written by members and invitees of the International aware of the current applications and trends.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2011) 268:1249–1257, Received: 7 April 2011 / Accepted: 12 April 2011 / Published online: 12 May 2011 © Springer-Verlag 2011
