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da Vinci® Surgery for Throat Cancer
If your doctor recommends surgery to treat throat cancer, you may be a candidate for minimally invasive da Vinci Transoral Surgery. Using the most advanced technology available, the da Vinci System enables your doctor to perform this delicate operation for early-to-moderate stages of throat cancer.
da Vinci provides your surgeon with superior vision, precision, dexterity and improved access to difficult-to-reach areas of the throat. As a result, the disfiguring and traumatic aspects of traditional open surgery are avoided.1,2
da Vinci Surgery offers throat cancer patients many potential benefits over traditional open surgery, including:
- Excellent cancer control3
- Low rate of complications3
- Low blood loss1,2,3,4
- No tracheotomy1
- Minimizes need for chemoradiation therapy2
- No visible scarring or disfigurement1
- Short hospital stay3,4
- Fast recovery; return to normal speech and swallowing3
The da Vinci Surgical System is a state-of-the-art, robotic-assisted surgical platform with 3D high-definition vision and miniaturized, wristed surgical instruments designed to take surgery beyond the limits of the human hand. Though it is often called a “robot,” da Vinci cannot act on its own - surgery is performed entirely by your doctor.
The da Vinci System has been used successfully worldwide in hundreds of thousands of procedures to date. By helping doctors to overcome the challenges of traditional surgery, da Vinci is changing the experience of surgery for people around the world.
If you’ve been told you need surgery to treat throat cancer, ask your doctor about da Vinci Surgery.
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As with any surgery, these benefits cannot be guaranteed since surgery is specific to each patient, condition and procedure. It is important to talk to your doctor about all treatment options, including the risks and benefits. This information can help you to make the best decision for your situation.
- O’Malley Jr. B, Weinstein GS, Snyder W, Hockstein, NG; Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) for Base Tongue Neoplasms, Laryngoscope 116: August 2006.
- Weinstein GS, O’Malley Jr. BW, Synder W, Sherman E, Quon H; Transoral Robotic Surgery, Radical Tonsillectomy; Arch Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg/Vol. 133 (No. 12), Dec 2007.
- Weinstein GS,O’Malley Jr BS, Desai SC, Quon H; Transoral robotic surgery: does the ends justify the means? Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery,17:126–131, 2009.
- Boudreaux BA, Rosenthal EL, Magnuson SJ, Newman RJ,, Desmond RA, Clemons L, Carroll WR; Robot-Assisted Surgery for Upper Aerodigestive Tract Neoplasms; Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg/Vol 135 (No. 4), Apr 2009.
While clinical studies support the effectiveness of the da Vinci Surgical System when used in minimally invasive surgery, individual results may vary. There are no guarantees of outcome. All surgeries involve the risk of major complications. Before you decide on surgery, discuss treatment options with your doctor. Understanding the risks of each treatment can help you make the best decision for your individual situation. Surgery with the da Vinci Surgical System may not be appropriate for every individual; it may not be applicable to your condition. Always ask your doctor about all treatment options, as well as their risks and benefits. Only your doctor can determine whether da Vinci Surgery is appropriate for your situation. The clinical information and opinions, including any inaccuracies expressed in this material by patients or doctor about da Vinci Surgery are not necessarily those of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. and should not be considered as substitute for medical advice provided by your doctor. All people depicted unless otherwise noted are models. © 2011 Intuitive Surgical. All rights reserved. Intuitive, Intuitive Surgical, da Vinci, da Vinci S, da Vinci Si, Single-Site, InSite, TilePro and EndoWrist are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intuitive Surgical. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
*Compared to open surgery
