Intuitive for Head and Neck Surgeons

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Advancing surgical care for your patients

The da Vinci® Surgical System is a minimally invasive alternative to traditional care options. Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) helps enable robotic-assisted en-bloc resection of oropharyngeal, hypopharyngeal, and laryngeal T1 and T2 tumors, and benign base of tongue resection.
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  • Da Vinci setup for TORS cases
    Dr. Paul Hoff shares TORS setup and instrumentation for a benign base of tongue resection.
    Jul 18, 2018 | 00:12:48
  • Benign base of tongue resection
    This full-length procedure video shows a first-person view of TORS. Dr. Paul Hoff performs a benign base of tongue resection for a CPAP-intolerant patient.
    Nov 01, 2017 | 00:55:20
  • Tonsil carcinoma resection
    Gregory Weinstein, MD and Bert O’Malley, MD demonstrate their technique to resect a tonsil carcinoma during this his narrated full-length procedure video.
    Nov 01, 2017 | 00:38:49
  • Supraglottic Laryngectomy | General Surgery | Dr. Gregory Weinstein | 876059rC
    Gregory Weinstein, MD and Bert O’Malley, MD use the da Vinci Surgical System to enable a transoral approach for laryngeal carcinoma in a full-length narrated video. Transoral approach for laryngeal carcinoma.
    Nov 01, 2017 | 00:40:46
  • Tongue Base Resection | Head and Neck | Dr. Gregory Weinstein | 875966rD
    Dissecting neurovascular structures. Watch Gregory Weinstein, MD and Bert O’Malley, MD resect a tongue base carcinoma with TORS and see them dissect neurovascular structures.
    Jul 26, 2018 | 00:28:38

Events

The annual meeting for the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery is coming up. We’ll see you in Atlanta this October 7-10.
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Join your colleagues for the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings coming in May 1-5, 2019, in Austin.
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The 3rd Congress of the International Guild of Robotic & Endoscopic Head and Neck Surgery (IGReHNS) opens August 30-31, 2018 in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
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Resources

See how TORS may be associated with a lower rate of positive margins than nonrobotic surgery. Chen MM, Roman SA, Kraus DH, Sosa JA, Judson BL. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Jun;150(6):968-75. doi: 10.1177/0194599814525747. Epub 2014 Mar 11.
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For patients who ask about minimally invasive surgery, you can provide an educational brochure that explains Transoral Robotic Surgery.
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Sign up for access to our searchable library of videos, papers, and a variety of collateral to help you learn more about da Vinci surgery.
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1. Chen M, Roman S, Kraus D, Sosa J, Judson B. Transoral Robotic Surgery. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2014;150(6):968-975. doi:10.1177/0194599814525747
2. White H, Ford S, Bush B et al. Salvage Surgery for Recurrent Cancers of the Oropharynx. JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. 2013;139(8):773. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2013.3866

Financial Disclosure

The independent surgeons mentioned on this website may have received compensation from Intuitive Surgical for consulting and/or educational services. Comments reflect an individual surgeon and/or patient experience that may or may not be reproducible and is not generalizable.

Publications Disclosure

In order to provide benefit and risk information, Intuitive Surgical reviews the highest available level of evidence on representative procedures. Intuitive Surgical strives to provide a complete, fair and balanced view of the clinical literature. However, our materials should not be seen as a substitute for a comprehensive literature review for inclusion of all potential outcomes. We encourage patients and physicians to review the original publications and all available literature in order to make an informed decision. Clinical studies are typically available at pubmed.gov.

Important Safety Information

Serious complications may occur in any surgery, including da Vinci® Surgery, up to and including death. Examples of serious or life-threatening complications, which may require prolonged and/or unexpected hospitalization and/or reoperation, include but are not limited to, one or more of the following: injury to tissues/organs, bleeding, infection and internal scarring that can cause long-lasting dysfunction/pain.

Risks specific to minimally invasive surgery, including da Vinci® Surgery, include but are not limited to, one or more of the following: temporary pain/nerve injury associated with positioning; a longer operative time, the need to convert to an open approach, or the need for additional or larger incision sites. Converting the procedure could result in a longer operative time, a longer time under anesthesia, and could lead to increased complications. Contraindications applicable to the use of conventional endoscopic instruments also apply to the use of all da Vinci instruments.

For Important Safety Information, indications for use, risks, full cautions and warnings please also refer to www.davincisurgery.com/safety and www.intuitive.com/safety.

Individual surgical results may vary.

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Intuitive Surgical Inc. (Intuitive) only trains on the use of the da Vinci® Surgical System. The information provided during Intuitive Surgical training is not intended to substitute for formal medical training or certification. Intuitive Surgical is in no way responsible for surgical credentialing or training in surgical procedure or technique, nor are the training programs provided by Intuitive Surgical a replacement for hospital credentialing requirements. All curricula described are subject to change depending on available resources, as well as on the needs of the course participants.

Some of the training described may be provided by organizations or entities other than Intuitive Surgical, and Intuitive Surgical is not responsible for the content of these programs. Surgeon proctors are independent contractors. The listed prices are for services rendered by the independent surgeon proctors. A list of surgeon proctors can be provided upon request.

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