What´s new in PubMed this week Tong JY, Amin N, Cruess C, Ludeman E, Moyer K, Wolf J, Taylor R, Molitoris JK, Ferris MJ, Mehra R, Hatten KM. Effect of Smoking in Oropharyngeal Cancer Treated With TORS: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Laryngoscope. 2026 May 8. doi: 10.1002/lary.70605. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42103481. A coupleContinue reading “H&N Robotic Surgery Update. May 11, 2026”
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How is AI re-shaping our hospitals?
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?”
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?”
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.”
Stabilizing Versius Instruments in TORS
Tips and Tricks in Robotic H&N Surgery The Versius Robotic Surgery System offers some notable differences compared to the da Vinci Robotic Surgery System. You can see the details here. One key distinction is that the Versius system doesn’t require cannulas to support the distal end of instruments or the endoscope. This can be anContinue reading “Stabilizing Versius Instruments in TORS”
H&N Robotic Surgery Update. September 14, 2024
What´s new in PubMed this week Trakimas DR, Mydlarz WK, Mady LJ, Gourin CG, Koch W, London NR Jr, Quon H, Kiess AP, Seiwert TY, Fakhry C. Lower survival for surgical treatment of HPV-related oropharynx cancer at community cancer centers. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 Sep 9:djae220. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djae220. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39250754.Continue reading “H&N Robotic Surgery Update. September 14, 2024”
H&N Robotic Surgery Update. August 17, 2024
What´s new in PubMed this week Riva FMG, Kerawala C. Perforator Flaps and Robotic Surgery for Head and Neck Reconstruction. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2024 Aug 13:S1042-3699(24)00047-5. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2024.07.006. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39142950. Minimally invasive robotic transoral approach for head and neck cancer has dramatically reduced the need for reconstruction, particularlyContinue reading “H&N Robotic Surgery Update. August 17, 2024”