The purpose of our work was to compare a group of patients undergoing transoral robotic surgery (TORS group) for squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract and a matched group of patients undergoing conventional surgery (conventional surgery group) for the same indication.


 There were significantly fewer tracheotomies in the TORS group (p < .001).  The mean durations of feeding by nasogastric tube and hospitalization were shorter for the TORS group (p = .001).  Mean treatment cost was $7124 lower for the TORS group (p = .03).



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Transoral robotic surgery versus conventional surgery in treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract.BACKGROUND
 The purpose of our work was to compare a group of patients undergoing transoral robotic surgery (TORS group) for squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract and a matched group of patients undergoing conventional surgery (conventional surgery group) for the same indication.



conventional surgery