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Pros and Cons of Endoscopic Surgery

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Transoral laser microsurgery (TLM), transoral robotic surgery (TORS), and transnasal endoscopic surgery (TES) can be considered three of the most innovative techniques introduced during the last decades in head and neck surgical oncology. The aim of these technologies is to provide patients with treatments associated with the same outcome in terms of local control compared to traditional surgical techniques or radiation/chemoradiation (RT/CRT), but with less morbidity and decreased hospitalization time. The value of TLM, TORS, and TES in the management of early-stage lesions is widely recognized, while the debate is still ongoing on their role in the treatment of selected intermediate/advanced tumors.

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Del Bon, F., Paderno, A., Schreiber, A., Montalto, N., Piazza, C., Nicolai, P. (2017). Pros and Cons of Endoscopic Surgery. In: Vermorken, J., Budach, V., Leemans, C., Machiels, JP., Nicolai, P., O'Sullivan, B. (eds) Critical Issues in Head and Neck Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42909-0_7

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