A 3D map of the lingual artery-The perfect tool for transoral robotic surgeries on the base of tongue.

Patryk OstrowskiElżbieta SzczepanekKazimierz NiemczykMichał BonczarMateusz MichalczakJakub BatkoAgata Krawczyk-OżógWadim WojciechowskiJerzy WalochaMateusz Koziej

Published in: Head & neck (2023)

The length of the main trunk of the LA was measured to be 31.94 ± 11.44 mm. This reported distance is thought to be a surgical safe zone when performing transoral robotic surgery (TORS) on the BOT because it represents the area where the LA does not give off any major branches.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
robot assisted
lower limb
high density