Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS)

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Title: Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS)
Description: This book describes the preoperative aspects of Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS), including patient evaluation, instrumentation and set-up, moving on to diagnostic endoscopic and surgical techniques for tonsillectomy, laryngectomy, tongue base and glottic resection, and speech and swallowing considerations. They conclude with an examination of the potential for TORS in skull-base surgery, its future application and, importantly, telesurgery via the Internet.
Authors: Author Unknown
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Mouth--Surgery, Neck--Surgery, Surgical robots
Categories: MEDICAL / Surgery / General
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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Abstract:This book describes the preoperative aspects of Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS), including patient evaluation, instrumentation and set-up, moving on to diagnostic endoscopic and surgical techniques for tonsillectomy, laryngectomy, tongue base and glottic resection, and speech and swallowing considerations. They conclude with an examination of the potential for TORS in skull-base surgery, its future application and, importantly, telesurgery via the Internet.
ISBN:9781597567008