The retropharyngeal internal carotid artery (ICA) is a relatively common finding in the ENT office. It is an anatomical variation which implies specific risks and challenges in some surgical situations. In fact, it was defined as a contraindication for TORS by Greg Weinstein in his original publications. Damaging the ICA might be fatal for theContinue reading “Retropharyngeal carotid artery”
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Training and certification for robotic-assisted surgery
Last Monday, October 31, 2022, I was honored to introduce Scott Magnuson (…) at the 6th Congress of European ORL – Head-Neck Surgery that was hed in Milan. He gave a Keynote Lecture on Training and Certification for Robotic-Asssited Surgery. Scott Magnuson is one of the recurrent names that appear regularly in PubMed among theContinue reading “Training and certification for robotic-assisted surgery“
SEORL-CCC 2022: HPV, robotics and ultrasound
The 73th annual meeting of the Spanish Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (SEORL-CCC) took place in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) 13 to 15 october, 2022. Our contributions focused on Head&Neck Cancer, HPV, robotic surgery and surgeon-performed ultrasound. Bravo for the residents who for the first time after theContinue reading “SEORL-CCC 2022: HPV, robotics and ultrasound“
Concierta tu curso de simulación en cirugía robótica
Dado que se trata de una actividad formativa para un grupo muy reducido (4 cirujanos), a partir de septiembre de 2022 hemos decidido dejar las fechas abiertas a la demanda. Contacta con la organización individualmente o en un grupo de 4 ya formado y concierta la fecha de tu curso. Si quieres que tramitemos laContinue reading “Concierta tu curso de simulación en cirugía robótica”
Introduciendo el concepto de mínima invasión en cirugía de cabeza y cuello a los nuevos MIR de ORL en España.
Una vez más he tenido el privilegio de participar en la excelente iniciativa de la SEORL-CCC dirigida a hacer la mejor de las acogidas a los nuevos R1 de ORL de los hospitales españoles. El VI Curso de introducción a la ORL se ha celebrado en el aula magna del colegio de médicos Madrid (ICOMEM)Continue reading “Introduciendo el concepto de mínima invasión en cirugía de cabeza y cuello a los nuevos MIR de ORL en España.”
H&N Robotic Surgery Update. September 1, 2022
What´s new in PubMed this week Charters E, Pelham C, Novakovic D, Madill C, Clark J. Velopharyngeal incompetence following transoral robotic surgery for oropharyngeal carcinoma: A scoping review. Int J Speech Lang Pathol. 2022 Aug 17:1-9. doi: 10.1080/17549507.2022.2104927. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35975948 Velophayngeal incompetence after TORS lateral oropharyngectomy is an understandable concern, particularlyContinue reading “H&N Robotic Surgery Update. September 1, 2022”
Books on Robotic Head&Neck Surgery
Find a list, comments and references of published books on Robotic Head&Neck Surgery
H&N Robotic Surgery Update. August 14, 2022
What´s new in PubMed this week Poupore NS, Chen T, Nguyen SA, Nathan CO, Newman JG. Transoral Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tonsil versus Base of Tongue: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Aug 8;14(15):3837. doi: 10.3390/cancers14153837. PMID: 35954500 An interesting approach, since every surgeon knows that is isContinue reading “H&N Robotic Surgery Update. August 14, 2022”
H&N Robotic Surgery Update. July 2, 2022
What´s new in PubMed this week Kim TK, Seo M, Park SH, Kim JI, Kim SJ, Kim JH, Kim YH, Han MW. Feasibility of robotic thyroidectomy via hairline incision using da Vinci single port system: Initial experience with 40 consecutive cases. Head Neck. 2022 Jun 29. doi: 10.1002/hed.27134. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35770328 UlsanContinue reading “H&N Robotic Surgery Update. July 2, 2022”
Galicia a la cabeza en programas de Cirugía Robótica Transoral en hospitales públicos
Seis de los siete Complejos Hospitalarios públicos gallegos dotados con Sistema de Cirugía Robótica de Vinci tienen ya un programa activo de cirugía robótica transoral. Primero el CHUS (Santiago de Compostela), seguido del CHUAC (A Coruña), CHUP (Pontevedra), CHUL (Lugo), y en el último mes el CHUO (Ourense) y el CHUF (El Ferrol). Con laContinue reading “Galicia a la cabeza en programas de Cirugía Robótica Transoral en hospitales públicos”
Head and Neck Robotic Surgery 