2018
Clinical value of transoral robotic surgery: Nationwide results from the first 5 years of adoption
Li H, Torabi SJ, Park HS, Yarbrough WG, Mehra S, Choi R, Judson BL. Clinical value of transoral robotic surgery: Nationwide results from the first 5 years of adoption. The Laryngoscope 2018, 129: 1844-1855. PMID: 30575965, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantChi-Square DistributionCombined Modality TherapyDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMargins of ExcisionMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNatural Orifice Endoscopic SurgeryNeoplasm StagingOropharyngeal NeoplasmsProportional Hazards ModelsRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRobotic Surgical ProceduresTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaTransoral robotic surgeryTransoral laser microsurgeryNonrobotic surgeryTORS patientsPositive marginsTLM patientsLower likelihoodT2 oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaEarly stage oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaLong-term oncologic outcomesUse of TORSKaplan-Meier log-rank testRobotic surgeryNational Cancer DatabaseMajority of patientsMultivariate Cox analysisSquamous cell carcinomaLog-rank testChi-square testCox multivariateN3 diseaseAdjuvant chemoradiotherapyAdjuvant radiotherapyAdjuvant therapy
2014
Transoral Robotic Surgery: A Population‐Level Analysis
Chen MM, Roman SA, Kraus DH, Sosa JA, Judson BL. Transoral Robotic Surgery: A Population‐Level Analysis. Otolaryngology 2014, 150: 968-975. PMID: 24618503, DOI: 10.1177/0194599814525747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransoral robotic surgeryNational Cancer DatabaseUnplanned readmissionPositive marginsNonrobotic surgeryOropharyngeal cancerTORS patientsMargin statusCancer DatabaseUse of TORSLower ratesCommunity cancer centerHigh-volume centersLow-volume centersHuman papilloma virusRetrospective database reviewOutcomes of interestAdjuvant chemoradiationAdjuvant therapyHPV positivityPathologic characteristicsPositive tumorsCancer CenterPapilloma virusDatabase review