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Robotic Surgery may Be the Answer for Tonsil Cancer
December 19, 2007 at 2:58 PM
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A research team led by Dr. Gregory S. Weinstein carried out tests to check the feasibility of the new technique, involving 27 patients undergoing radical tonsillectomy for cancer between May 2005 and April 2007.
In a report on their study, published in the Archives of OtolaryngologyHead & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, the researchers have revealed that surgeons trying to remove tonsils of patients with cancer through the mouth often have limited access to the area.
If the cancer has spread to any of the surrounding tissues, an open approach involving cutting through the skin is needed, says the report. It further states that these procedures take a long time, can cause long-term difficulty swallowing, and usually require the placement of a tracheotomy tube.
Dr. Weinstein has revealed that the surgical system consists of a console, where the surgeon sits at a distance from the patient. The system also comprises of a surgical cart, three instrument-holding arms, and a central arm with an endoscope.
Two video cameras installed with the system offer a three-dimentional view of the inside of the body. The surgical arms are controlled by the surgeons movement of handles in the console.
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07/31/2008
My mother has tonsilar cancer on her left tonsil that has spread to her left side lymph nodes. This robotic surgery sounds like a solution as she doesn't want radiation or chemotherapy.
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