Transoral Robotic Surgery ( <scp>TORS</scp> ) Versus Open Surgery for Recurrent Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Patients undergoing TORS had smaller tumors and less advanced nodal disease. Furthermore, they developed less postoperative feeding tube and tracheostomy dependency, and had better 2-year overall survival than patients undergoing OSS.
Authors
- Francisco Laxague (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3140-883X)
- Claudia C. Correa Roa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0614-0030)
- Anthony C. Nichols (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0760-980X)
- Juan M. Fernández Vila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9242-051X)
- Adrian Mendez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9202-5875)
- Josefina Príncipe
- Drosa Zabihi‐pour
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Hospital Alemán (AR)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Head & Neck
- Published
- 2025-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.70042
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.85