Table of Contents

1. From the Robotics Lab to the Bedside Gregory S. Weinstein, Bert W. O'Malley, Jr. and Jason A. Diaz 2. Preoperative Evaluation Gregory S. Weinstein, Bert W. O'Malley, Jr., and Harry Quon 3. Instrumentation and Supplies Bert W. O'Malley, Jr. and Gregory S. Weinstein 4. Patient positioning and Room Setup Utilizing the da Vinci Robotic System- A Surgeon's Perspective Gregory S. Weinstein, W. Abuzeid, K. Khan, Bert W. O'Malley, Jr. 5. The Critical Role of the Operating Room Nursing Team Joseph W. Readinger, Samantha Davis, and Laura Kelchner 6. The Critical Roles of the Bedside Surgical Assistant: Optimizing Patient Safety and Achieving Hemostasis Neil G. Hockstein, Gregory S. Weinstein, Bert W. O'Malley, Jr. 7. Transoral Anatomy in the Context of TORS Niels Kokot, Bert W. O'Malley, Jr., Gregory S. Weinstein 8. Radical Tonsillectomy Gregory S. Weinstein, Bert W. O'Malley, Jr., and Harry Quon 9. Tongue Base Resection Bert W. O'Malley, Jr., Gregory S. Weinstein, W. Abuzaid, K. Khan, and Harry Quon 10. Supraglottic Partial Laryngectomy Gregory S. Weinstein, Bert W. O'Malley, Jr., W. Abuzaid, K. Khan, and Harry Quon 11. TORS for Parapharyngeal Space Tumors Bert W. O'Malley, Jr., Gregory S. Weinstein, Fernando D. Leonhardt, and Harry Quon 12. Tongue Base Reduction (TBR) and SupraGlottoPlasty (SGP) for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Claudio Vicini, Filippo Montevecchi, Giulia Tenti, Pietro Canzi, Iacopo Dallan and Erica Thaler 13. Glottic Procedures Bert W. O'Malley, Jr., Gregory S. Weinstein, W. Abuzaid, K. Khan, Harry Quon 14. Skull base TORS, Robotic Cranial Base Surgery and TORS Nasopharyngeal Resection Brad C. Lega, John Y.K. Lee, Jason G. Newman, M. Sean Grady, Gregory S. Weinstein, Bert W. O'Malley, Jr. 15. Postoperative Management: Optimizing Postsurgical Clinical Outcomes Bert W. O'Malley Jr., Gregory S. Weinstein, Ray Blanco, Dev Basu, and Shannon Murray 16. Special Considerations for Radiation Therapy Following TORS - Part 1 - Background and Rationale Harry Quon, Gregory S. Weinstein, and Bert W. O'Malley, Jr 17. Special Considerations for Radiation Therapy Following TORS - Part 2 - Current Treatment Approaches Harry Quon, Gregory S. Weinstein and Bert W. O'Malley, Jr. 18. Speech and Swallowing Rehabilitation following TORS Patricia K. Dooley and Lauren M. Campe 19. Surgical TeleMentoring: A Future Paradigm Shift in Surgical Education Bert W. O'Malley, Jr. and Gregory S. Weinstein

About the Author

Dr. Weinstein is Professor and Vice-Chairman of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Dr. O'Malley co-founded the first human robotics head and neck and skull base program in the world and is co-principal investigator of the first IRB approved human clinical trial for robotic surgery in the specialty. He is actively developing novel robotic surgical procedures (TORS) and instrumentation to advance the use of this technology in all aspects of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. He was instrumental in the achievement of US FDA approval in December 2009 for TORS (Trans Oral Robotic Surgery).