You don’t need to look for the latest robotized hospital in China. AI is already everywhere, transforming even the most traditional healthcare systems. Let’s take a look around. From Generative AI to Real Clinical Impact Recently, I used @Perplexity in Comet to refine one of my current projects (how to improve an ENT Department). ThisContinue reading “How is AI re-shaping our hospitals?”
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Informed Consent for TORS. Time for an Update?
A group of UK colleagues has just made a proposal to be used in the informed consent framework for Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS). They developed the document using a Delphi expert consensus methodology (1). Their work resulted in a recommended list of complications to be included in patient consent forms for TORS procedures. Those are:Continue reading “Informed Consent for TORS. Time for an Update?”
ORL-HNS Surgical Robotics Today (2025)
I came across an interesting presentation by Dwight Meglan, an American engineer and entrepreneur: an update on Surgical Robotics. Yes, all information is derived from publicly available sources, but you might find some difficult to find. So, there it is. Thanks. As that is an engineer’s point of view, I would like to add myContinue reading “ORL-HNS Surgical Robotics Today (2025)”
H&N Robotic Surgery Update. April 20, 2025
What´s new in PubMed this week Panda S, Gurusamy KS, Thakar A, Mitra S, Dwivedi R, Chiumenti FA. Treatment outcomes for human papillomavirus negative oropharyngeal cancer: A meta-analysis. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2025 Apr 1;51(8):110005. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2025.110005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40250267. A meta-analysis coming from the UK. “Forty-seven studies could be included (randomizedContinue reading “H&N Robotic Surgery Update. April 20, 2025”
H&N Robotic Surgery Update. March 30, 2025
What´s new in PubMed this week Bastit V, Lequesne J, Leconte A, Deneuve S, Mouawad F, Quak E, Jeanne C, Clarisse B, Thariat J. Effectiveness of bilateral tongue base mucosectomy by transoral robotic surgery or transoral laser microsurgery in combination with tonsillectomy in identifying head and neck primary cancer of unknown primary: a randomized phaseContinue reading “H&N Robotic Surgery Update. March 30, 2025”
H&N Robotic Surgery Update. February 1, 2025
What´s new in PubMed this week Tong JY, Bzhilyanskaya V, Ferris MJ, Molitoris JK, Hatten KM. Adjuvant Proton Radiation Following Transoral Robotic Surgery for HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Jan 31. doi: 10.1002/ohn.1150. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39887800. Upon reading the abstract, the fist word that came to myContinue reading “H&N Robotic Surgery Update. February 1, 2025”
Join the Future of Surgery: 13th ed. of “Robotics in Head&Neck Surgery” Dissection Course. Madrid, 2025.
By Dave Johnston – World animated flags: [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6998733 The 13th edition of our Introduction to Robotics in Head & Neck Surgery dissection course (April 1, 2025) is shaping up to be our most international event yet! With participants from at least six countries across the globe. Our 6 dissection seats are fullyContinue reading “Join the Future of Surgery: 13th ed. of “Robotics in Head&Neck Surgery” Dissection Course. Madrid, 2025.”
Autofluorescence
Fluorescence and autofluorescence is, no doubt, the hot-topic in thyroid surgery. Fluorescence is a physical phenomenon where a substance absorbs light or electromagnetic radiation at one wavelength and then re-emits it at a longer wavelength. When a material absorbs photons, electrons in the material’s atoms or molecules are elevated from their ground state to anContinue reading “Autofluorescence”
European Head&Neck Society
I have updated my membership with the European Head & Neck Society (EHNS). This international non-profit organization brings together a multidisciplinary community of professionals, researchers, and patient advocates dedicated to advancing the care of individuals with Head&Neck Cancer. The EHNS aims to promote excellence in research, education, prevention, and patient care, fostering collaboration among cliniciansContinue reading “European Head&Neck Society”
Machine Learning and Robotic Surgery: A Revolution in Progress
A revolution is unfolding in the world of surgery, one that is poised to redefine how we approach the operating room. It began with an ambition to perform medical procedures across distances where patients and caregivers were not physically close. DARPA and NASA funded the original research for obvious interests—bringing robotic precision to situations farContinue reading “Machine Learning and Robotic Surgery: A Revolution in Progress”