This chapter describes recent innovations that are transforming the landscape of head and neck surgery. Five key areas at the forefront of technological advances are addressed: transoral robotic surgery (TORS), sentinel lymph node biopsy, image-guided surgery, computer-aided design, and neo-adjuvant immunotherapy. Future developments in the field of surgery promise further improvements towards treatment outcomes in terms of survival and quality of life.

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Innovations in Head and Neck Surgery in the Twenty-First Century

  • M. Matthijs Fockens,
  • Jan-Jaap Hendrickx,
  • C. René Leemans

摘要

This chapter describes recent innovations that are transforming the landscape of head and neck surgery. Five key areas at the forefront of technological advances are addressed: transoral robotic surgery (TORS), sentinel lymph node biopsy, image-guided surgery, computer-aided design, and neo-adjuvant immunotherapy. Future developments in the field of surgery promise further improvements towards treatment outcomes in terms of survival and quality of life.