Robotic surgery in Venezuela: the beginning
Journal: Advances in Medicine and Engineering Interdisciplinary Research DOI: 10.32629/ameir.v4i1.4928
Abstract
Objective: We are going to describe a clinical case of a patient with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, T.N.M., stage I, who had been through transoral robotic surgery. Clinical Case: The case we are describing is from a 50 years old patient, with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma anatomic site. The right amygdala, was operated by the transoral robotic surgery. The patient evolved satisfactorily. The result of the biopsy was: Squamous cell carcinoma, which was completely resected. Conclusion: The implement of transoral robotic surgery over open surgery with better survival results is actually very important. The transoral robotic surgery has changed the approach for the oropharyngeal cancer, the human papilloma virus is associated to achieve an acceptable oncological results and minimize the functional sequel. The robotic transoral surgery in this patient helped for having a tridimensional vision (3D) of the surgical field and perform a resection with safe oncological margins. Probably the human papilloma virus status will improve in this the patient the prognosis.
Keywords
surgery; robotic; oropharyngeal neoplasia; squamous cell carcinoma; human papilloma virus
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