Victor Razafindranaly1, Benjamin Lallemant2, Karine Aubry3, Sylvain Moriniere4, Sébastien Vergez5, Erwan De Mones6, Oliver Malard7, Philippe Ceruse1. 1. Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Hospices Civils de Lyon, University Hospital Lyon-Nord, Lyon, France. 2. Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Carémeau, Nîmes, France. 3. Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Dupuytren, Limoges, France. 4. Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Bretonneau, Tours, France. 5. Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Larrey, Toulouse, France. 6. Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France. 7. Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Transoral, minimally invasive, organ preservation surgeries are increasingly used to treat laryngopharyngeal carcinomas to avoid the toxicity associated with combined chemoradiotherapy (CRT) regimens. This study investigated the efficiency, safety, and functional outcomes of using transoral robotic surgery (TORS) to perform supraglottic laryngectomy (SGL). METHODS: This was a multicenter study using a case series with planned data collection from 2009 to 2012 for patients with supraglottic squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) who underwent an SGL using TORS. RESULTS: Eighty-four of the 262 patients underwent TORS for a supraglottic SCC. Within 24 hours of surgery, 24% of the patients began an oral diet. The median use of a feeding tube was 8 days for 76% of other patients. Definitive percutaneous gastrostomy feeding was necessary for 9.5% of the patients. Twenty-four percent of the patients did require a tracheostomy, and the median use was 8 days. One percent of the patients had a definitive tracheostomy. Aspiration pneumonia was observed in 23% of the patients during the postoperative course, and was responsible for the death of 1 patient. Postoperative bleeding occurred in 18% of the patients. Based on the pathology results, 51% of the patients received adjuvant radiation therapy. CONCLUSION: TORS for SGL, in the intermediate stage of SCC, provides a safe procedure with good functional outcomes and fast recovery times; however, adverse events are possible. Consequently, this technique requires good selection criteria for the patients to reduce the risk of postoperative complications.
BACKGROUND: Transoral, minimally invasive, organ preservation surgeries are increasingly used to treat laryngopharyngeal carcinomas to avoid the toxicity associated with combined chemoradiotherapy (CRT) regimens. This study investigated the efficiency, safety, and functional outcomes of using transoral robotic surgery (TORS) to perform supraglottic laryngectomy (SGL). METHODS: This was a multicenter study using a case series with planned data collection from 2009 to 2012 for patients with supraglottic squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) who underwent an SGL using TORS. RESULTS: Eighty-four of the 262 patients underwent TORS for a supraglottic SCC. Within 24 hours of surgery, 24% of the patients began an oral diet. The median use of a feeding tube was 8 days for 76% of other patients. Definitive percutaneous gastrostomy feeding was necessary for 9.5% of the patients. Twenty-four percent of the patients did require a tracheostomy, and the median use was 8 days. One percent of the patients had a definitive tracheostomy. Aspiration pneumonia was observed in 23% of the patients during the postoperative course, and was responsible for the death of 1 patient. Postoperative bleeding occurred in 18% of the patients. Based on the pathology results, 51% of the patients received adjuvant radiation therapy. CONCLUSION: TORS for SGL, in the intermediate stage of SCC, provides a safe procedure with good functional outcomes and fast recovery times; however, adverse events are possible. Consequently, this technique requires good selection criteria for the patients to reduce the risk of postoperative complications.
Authors: Philippe Gorphe; Jean Von Tan; Sophie El Bedoui; Dana M Hartl; Anne Auperin; Quentin Qassemyar; Antoine Moya-Plana; François Janot; Morbize Julieron; Stephane Temam Journal: J Robot Surg Date: 2017-01-07
Authors: B Lallemant; S Moriniere; P Ceruse; M Lebalch; K Aubry; S Hans; G Dolivet; O Malard; Q Bonduelle; S Vergez Journal: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol Date: 2017-10-14 Impact factor: 2.503
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