Transoral Robotic Surgery for the Tongue Base

Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2019 Mar;27(1):59-66. doi: 10.1016/j.cxom.2018.11.002. Epub 2018 Dec 20.

Authors

Ghali E Ghali¹, Andrew T Meram²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Head & Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA.
² Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery/Head & Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA. Electronic address: ameram@lsuhsc.edu.

PMID: 30717925
DOI: 10.1016/j.cxom.2018.11.002

No abstract available

Keywords: Base of tongue; Robotic; Sleep apnea; Transoral.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Glossectomy / instrumentation
Glossectomy / methods*
Humans
Robotic Surgical Procedures / instrumentation
Robotic Surgical Procedures / methods*
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / etiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / surgery*
Tongue / pathology*
Treatment Outcome