caa a22 4500 606182764 CHVBK 20210128100817.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00405-015-3532-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00405-015-3532-x Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) with the Medrobotics Flex™ System: first surgical application on humans [Elektronische Daten] [M. Remacle, V. M. N. Prasad, G. Lawson, L. Plisson, V. Bachy, S. Van der Vorst] Head and neck surgery can be fraught with difficulties in accessing the pharynx and larynx. Minimally invasive surgery has developed with the recent advances in technology. Currently, we have a variety of high-definition multichannel videoendoscopes and robots in our armamentarium. We present our experience in a new robotic surgical system—'The Medrobotics Flex™ System' at our tertiary referral unit. We aimed to assess the safety, functionality and ease of use of this new device in this prospective study. Thus far, this is the first study in live human subjects who have undergone surgery for the following conditions: (1) obstructive sleep apnoea involving the base of tongue, the tonsil and the velum; (2) vocal fold polyp; (3) carcinoma of the lateral edge of the tongue. There were no complications in our series and the system provided good visualisation and access to these subsites without compromising safety or success. In summary, we found the Medrobotics Flex™ System to have certain other advantages including ease of set up and use besides being reliable and safe. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2015 Robot nationallicence TORS nationallicence Head and neck surgery nationallicence Remacle M. Department of ORL-Head and Neck Surgery, Louvain University Hospital of Mont-Godinne, Avenue Docteur G. Therasse, 1, 5530, Yvoir, Belgium aut M. N. Prasad V. Department of ORL-Head and Neck Surgery, Louvain University Hospital of Mont-Godinne, Avenue Docteur G. Therasse, 1, 5530, Yvoir, Belgium aut Lawson G. Department of ORL-Head and Neck Surgery, Louvain University Hospital of Mont-Godinne, Avenue Docteur G. Therasse, 1, 5530, Yvoir, Belgium aut Plisson L. Department of ORL-Head and Neck Surgery, Louvain University Hospital of Mont-Godinne, Avenue Docteur G. Therasse, 1, 5530, Yvoir, Belgium aut Bachy V. Department of ORL-Head and Neck Surgery, Louvain University Hospital of Mont-Godinne, Avenue Docteur G. Therasse, 1, 5530, Yvoir, Belgium aut Van der Vorst S. Department of ORL-Head and Neck Surgery, Louvain University Hospital of Mont-Godinne, Avenue Docteur G. Therasse, 1, 5530, Yvoir, Belgium aut European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/6(2015-06-01), 1451-1455 0937-4477 272:6<1451 2015 272 405 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-015-3532-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-015-3532-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Remacle M. Department of ORL-Head and Neck Surgery, Louvain University Hospital of Mont-Godinne, Avenue Docteur G. Therasse, 1, 5530, Yvoir, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- M. N. Prasad V. Department of ORL-Head and Neck Surgery, Louvain University Hospital of Mont-Godinne, Avenue Docteur G. Therasse, 1, 5530, Yvoir, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lawson G. Department of ORL-Head and Neck Surgery, Louvain University Hospital of Mont-Godinne, Avenue Docteur G. Therasse, 1, 5530, Yvoir, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Plisson L. Department of ORL-Head and Neck Surgery, Louvain University Hospital of Mont-Godinne, Avenue Docteur G. Therasse, 1, 5530, Yvoir, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bachy V. Department of ORL-Head and Neck Surgery, Louvain University Hospital of Mont-Godinne, Avenue Docteur G. Therasse, 1, 5530, Yvoir, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Van der Vorst S. Department of ORL-Head and Neck Surgery, Louvain University Hospital of Mont-Godinne, Avenue Docteur G. Therasse, 1, 5530, Yvoir, Belgium aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/6(2015-06-01), 1451-1455 0937-4477 272:6<1451 2015 272 405