Mandapathil Magis, Duvvuri Umamaheswar, Güldner Christian, Teymoortash Afshin, Lawson George, Werner Jochen A
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Marburg, Germany.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Int J Surg Case Rep. 2015;10:173-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.03.030. Epub 2015 Mar 18.
Transoral resection of pharyngeal tumors with acceptable oncological and functional results can be challenging due to their location in a narrow anatomic space.
In this case report, we demonstrate successful visualization and resection of a squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx using the novel Medrobotics(®) Flex(®) System. The Medrobotics(®) Flex(®) System (Medrobotics Corp., Raynham, MA, USA) is an operator controlled flexible endoscope system that includes a rigid endoscope and computer-assisted controllers, with two external channels for the use of compatible, 3.5mm flexible instruments.
In a 74-year old female patient a T1 squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx was visualized and completely resected using this system. The Medrobotics(®) Flex(®) System is a promising device for transoral approaches in resection of tumors within the pharynx.
Good visualization, access, and flexibility of the endoscope and instruments are hereby clear advantages of the system compared to commonly used systems.
由于咽部肿瘤位于狭窄的解剖空间内，经口切除咽部肿瘤并获得可接受的肿瘤学和功能结果具有挑战性。
在本病例报告中，我们展示了使用新型美敦力（®）Flex（®）系统成功可视化并切除口咽鳞状细胞癌。美敦力（®）Flex（®）系统（美敦力公司，美国马萨诸塞州雷纳姆）是一种由操作员控制的柔性内窥镜系统，包括一个刚性内窥镜和计算机辅助控制器，有两个外部通道用于使用兼容的3.5毫米柔性器械。
在一名74岁女性患者中，使用该系统可视化并完全切除了口咽T1期鳞状细胞癌。美敦力（®）Flex（®）系统是一种有前景的经口切除咽部肿瘤的设备。
与常用系统相比，该系统在内窥镜和器械的可视化、可达性和灵活性方面具有明显优势。
