Transoral Robot-Assisted Surgery in Supraglottic and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Laser Versus Monopolar Electrocautery

Marco Benazzo, Pietro Canzi, Simone Mauramati, Fabio Sovardi, Antonio Occhini, Eugenia Maiorano, Giuseppe Trisolini, Patrizia Morbini

Journal of Clinical Medicine · 2019 · 15 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

Laser-TORS showed better results in comparison with EC-TORS in term of tumour resection margins and patient functional outcomes. Our findings can be justified with the greater tissue thermal damage caused by EC-TORS, despite prospective randomized trials and increased patient numbers being needed to confirm these preliminary conclusions.

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