Microlaryngeal surgery is a common and relatively safe otorhinolaryngological surgery. Its common complications include pain and numbness of the tongue, bruising of the lip, and chipped teeth. However, reports of subcutaneous emphysema of the neck with pneumomediastinum following microlaryngeal surgery are rare. A 69-year-old female developed swelling of her left-side cheek and neck after micro...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Robotic surgery has significant potential in pharyngeal and microlaryngeal surgery. We demonstrate the use of a surgical robot in pharyngeal and microlaryngeal surgery in a cadaver. STUDY DESIGN Six experimental surgical dissections, modeled after commonly performed pharyngeal and microlaryngeal procedures, were performed in a cadaver with a commercially available surgic...

abstract background: transtracheal jet ventilation is an alternative ventilatory approach in airway surgery. the purpose of this study was to compare respiratory efficacy of percutaneous transtracheal with endotracheal, low frequency jet ventilation during microlaryngeal surgery. methods: ninety asa class i-ii patients aged between 16 and 70 years undergoing elective microlaryngeal surgery were...

considering the growing trend of laryngeal surgeries and the need to protect the airway during and after surgery, among several therapeutic regimens to induce sedation, two regimens of propofol-fentanyl and propofol-midazolam were compared in microlaryngeal surgeries. forty asa i-ii class patients undergoing microlaryngeal surgeries and referring routinely for postoperative visits were randomly...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Robotic surgery is increasingly used for a variety of head and neck surgical procedures but has yet to be adapted for routine robotic microlaryngeal surgery (RMLS). Current retractor technology is limited by the following: poor tongue retraction, poor oral commissure retraction, poor larynx visualization, and laryngeal blades that do not take advantage of the robot's abili...

Background: Transtracheal jet ventilation is an alternative ventilatory approach in airway surgery. The purpose of this study was to compare respiratory efficacy of percutaneous transtracheal with endotracheal, low frequency jet ventilation during microlaryngeal surgery. Methods: Ninety ASA class I-II patients aged between 16 and 70 years undergoing elective microlaryngeal surgery were prospect...