Decreased gastrostomy tube incidence and weight loss after transoral robotic surgery for low- to intermediate-risk oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Harold HeahRyan P GoepfertKatherine A HutchesonAdam S GardenG Brandon GunnClifton David FullerJan S LewinMichael E KupfermanF Christopher HolsingerAmy C HesselNeil D GrossPublished in: Head & neck (2018)
In selected patients with oropharyngeal SCC, TORS may help avoid critical weight loss and gastrostomy tube placement in the acute treatment period.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- squamous cell carcinoma
- bariatric surgery
- roux en y gastric bypass
- gastric bypass
- liver failure
- obese patients
- drug induced
- type diabetes
- weight gain
- ultrasound guided
- glycemic control
- lymph node metastasis
- locally advanced
- radiation therapy
- intensive care unit
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- rectal cancer