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?”
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”
Driving the future: da Vinci SP and the new da Vinci 5
Last week, at an Innovation Meeting in Madrid hosted by Abex & Intuitive, we had the opportunity to test the da Vinci SP and the da Vinci 5. Photos were not allowed, but the experience was insightful. da Vinci SP: an old concept with new potential The da Vinci SP (Single Port) has finally madeContinue reading “Driving the future: da Vinci SP and the new da Vinci 5”
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”
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”
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”