Cancerous or benign tumors TORS provides an excellent alternative to chemoradiation and traditional open surgeries for some cancers of the mouth, throat, larynx and base of skull. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are associated with long-term, potentially harmful toxicities, and open surgeries are highly invasive and prone to serious complications and extended hospital stays. TORS avoids these issues by avoiding the external incisions and reducing surgical time, both of which are associated with increased blood loss and infection. There are ongoing clinical trials collecting data on TORS, but numerous studies have repeatedly shown it to be both safe and effective in treating malignant and benign tumors of the head and neck. Figure 1: This diagram shows how TORSA increases the airway size when the lingual tonsils are too large. Figure 2: This diagram shows how TORSA increases the airway size when the mouth is too small or the tongue is too large. Obstructive sleep apnea (TORSA) The objective of TORSA surgery is to increase the size of the air space leading from the mouth to the trachea. This can include removal of the tonsils, adenoids, uvula and edge of the palate, and/or part of the base of the tongue. When removal of the base of the tongue is necessary, it can be removed in one of two ways. If the lingual tonsil tissue is large along the back of the tongue, it is shaved in a side-to-side direction Figure 1. If the tongue is exceedingly large compared to the size of the throat, it is reduced by resecting tissue in the midline Figure 2.
Transoral robotic surgery
Robot-assisted surgery
Image-guided radiation therapy
Image-guided surgery
Intraoperative electron radiation therapy
Prostate brachytherapy
Prostate steam treatment
Computer-assisted surgery