TORS for Obstructive Sleep Apnea–Hypopnea Syndrome

Abstract

Trans oral robotic surgery is currently one of several surgical strategies in managing tongue base obstruction in sleep apnea patients. This article outlines a novel way to treat obstructive sleep apnea lingual obstruction using the da Vinci robotic surgical system. This technique offers significant potential advantages over other established approaches and it should be included in the surgical armamentarium of sleep surgeons. Despite a large body of favorable retrospective data, prospective studies are not currently available in order to evaluate the efficacy of robotic approach to tongue base as stand-alone procedure in treating sleep apnea patients.

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