Characterizing postoperative physiologic swallow function following transoral robotic surgery for early stage tonsil, base of tongue, and unknown primary human papillomavirus-associated squamous cell carcinoma.
Lauren OttensteinHannah CornettJeffrey M SwitchenkoMeghana NathanSusan ThomasAmanda I GillespieNancy McCollochTiffany BarrettMatthew B StuderMeghan BrinkmanAzeem S KakaBrian J BoyceMatthew J FerrisAshley H AikenMark El-DeiryJonathan J BeitlerMihir R PatelPublished in: Head & neck (2021)
Preoperative impairments in specific MBSImP components, older patients, and BOT primaries may predict more extensive recovery in swallow function after TORS.