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European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 8/2013

01-08-2013 | Case Report

Transoral robotic-assisted free flap reconstruction after radiation therapy in hypopharyngeal carcinoma: report of two cases

Authors: Stéphane Hans, Thomas Jouffroy, David Veivers, Caroline Hoffman, Angélique Girod, Cécile Badoual, Jose Rodriguez, Daniel Brasnu

Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Issue 8/2013

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Abstract

The objective was to assess the feasibility and safety of transoral robotic surgery (TORS)-assisted free flap reconstruction for hypopharyngeal carcinoma after radiation therapy. The study evaluated the feasibility, surgical margins, the need for a tracheotomy, a nasogastric tube as well as surgery-related complications. Two patients underwent TORS-assisted free flap reconstruction after radiation therapy. The resection margins were free of tumor in both patients. A tracheotomy was performed in one patient who had been decannulated on the sixth postoperative day. One patient resumed satisfactory oral feeding in the fourth postoperative month and the second patient on postoperative day 7. No intraoperative complication and one postoperative complication (neck hematoma) were reported. After a follow-up period of 24 and 30 months, no local recurrence was observed. TORS is feasible for hypopharyngeal resection and assisted free flap reconstruction after radiation therapy. It represents a further step in the development of minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of head and neck cancers with laryngeal preservation.
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Metadata
Title
Transoral robotic-assisted free flap reconstruction after radiation therapy in hypopharyngeal carcinoma: report of two cases
Authors
Stéphane Hans
Thomas Jouffroy
David Veivers
Caroline Hoffman
Angélique Girod
Cécile Badoual
Jose Rodriguez
Daniel Brasnu
Publication date
01-08-2013
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology / Issue 8/2013
Print ISSN: 0937-4477
Electronic ISSN: 1434-4726
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-013-2566-1

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