Head and neck surgery for benign and malignant disease is undergoing a groundbreaking transformation. Robot-assisted surgery is quickly being recognized as a significant innovation, demonstrating the potential to change treatment paradigms for head and neck disease. State-of-the-art robotics enables surgeons to access complex anatomy using a more minimally invasive approach, with the potential to improve patient outcome and reduce surgical morbidity. Learn from international clinicians who have pioneered new paths in the application of robotic-assisted surgery. Throughout the 16 chapters of this book, the authors provide comprehensive discussion of robotic surgical procedures for diseases affecting the oropharynx, larynx, hypopharynx, parapharyngeal space, thyroid, neck, and skull base.Key Features:Fundamental training and education-from ethical considerations and room set-up-to avoiding complications and clinical pearlsTen videos on the treatment of squamous and spindle cell carcinomas150 superb illustrations enhance the didactic textAlthough further innovations and refinement of this technology will be forthcoming, the current state of robotic surgery encompassed in these pages lays a foundation for today and inspiration for tomorrow's advancements. The book is an invaluable resource for surgeons and residents interested in learning about and incorporating surgical robotics into otolaryngology practice, and will also benefit medical and radiation oncologists.

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Chapter 1: The Contemporary History of Robotic Surgery
Chapter 2: Training and Education for Robotic Surgery
Chapter 3: The Ethics of Surgical Innovation
Chapter 4: Room Setup and Instrumentation
Chapter 5: Robotic Surgery for Management of Oropharyngeal Malignancies
Chapter 6: Robotic Reconstruction of the Oropharynx
Chapter 7: The Prevention and Management of Complications in Robotic Surgery for Malignancy
Chapter 8: Robotic Surgery for the Management of Sleep Apnea
Chapter 9: The Prevention and Management of Complications of Robotic Sleep Surgery
Chapter 10: Robotic Surgery of the Larynx
Chapter 11: Robotic Surgery of the Hypopharynx
Chapter 12: Robotic Surgery of the Parapharyngeal Speace
Chapter 13: Transaxillary Robotic Thyroidectomy
Chapter 14: Robotic Neck Dissection
Chapter 15: Robotic Surgery of the Skull Base
Chapter 16: The Future of Robotic Surgery