Transoral Robotic Surgery Vs. Non-robotic Surgeries for Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Overview

Journal J Robot Surg

Publisher Springer

Specialties Biotechnology
General Surgery

Date 2023 Aug 4

PMID 37542007

Authors

Huihong Chen

Yong Liu

Donghai Huang

Xin Zhang

Li She

Affiliations

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Abstract

To compare the effectiveness of transoral robotic surgery (TORS) and non-robotic surgeries (NRES) in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), medical databases were searched including PubMed, Web of Science, Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Library up to January 2023. The methodology follows PRISMA guidelines, including the PRISMA flow diagram. Data from the included studies were extracted independently by two researchers. Seven studies involving five hundred seventy-seven patients were included. Of these, 275 underwent TORS and 302 underwent NRES. The disease-free survival rate was significantly higher in the TORS group than in the NRES group (OR = 3.43, 95% CI 1.92-6.15, P < 0.0001). However, there were no significant differences in positive surgical margins, hospital stays, operation time, blood loss, postoperative bleeding rate, perioperative tracheostomy, perioperative feeding tube, and overall survival rate. These findings can initially guide the preoperative counseling of TORS in patients with OPSCC, and preliminarily confirm that the adoption of TORS deserves careful consideration.

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