Tonsillectomy sparing transoral robot assisted styloidectomy

Authors

Sameep Kadakia, Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery Associates, 923 Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76104, United States. Electronic address: Sameep8779@gmail.com.
Ameya Jategaonkar, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, United States. Electronic address: ajategaonkar@nyee.edu.
Ansley Roche, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mount Sinai- Beth Israel Medical Center, United States.
Raymond L. Chai, Department of Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States. Electronic address: raymond.chai@mountsinai.org.

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Eagle Syndrome can present with a variety of symptoms and be caused by an elongated styloid process or calcified stylohyoid ligament. Patients failing medical management of this disorder may be treated with surgical excision of the styloid process. In the literature, transoral and transcervical approach have both been described. Although transoral approaches typically begin with a tonsillectomy, tonsil-sparing approaches have also been utilized. With the advent of robotic surgery, the potential for a tonsillectomy sparing approach has become a feasible alternative, preventing the pain and morbidity associated with adult tonsillectomy while continuing to provide superior exposure and instrumentation. We report three successful cases of patients treated with tonsillectomy sparing transoral robot assisted styloidectomy. This represents the first application of this technique in the literature and suggests the potential for a paradigm shift in the surgical management of this disease.

Medical Subject Headings

Aged; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Ossification, Heterotopic (diagnosis, surgery); Robotic Surgical Procedures (methods); Temporal Bone (abnormalities, surgery); Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Tonsillectomy (methods)

Publication Date

3-1-2018

Publication Title

American journal of otolaryngology

E-ISSN

1532-818X

Volume

39

Issue

2

First Page

238

Last Page

241

PubMed ID

29395278

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/j.amjoto.2018.01.007

Recommended Citation

Kadakia, Sameep; Jategaonkar, Ameya; Roche, Ansley; and Chai, Raymond L., "Tonsillectomy sparing transoral robot assisted styloidectomy" (2018). ENT and Skull Base Surgery. 13.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/ent-and-skull-base-surgery/13