Robot-assisted submandibular gland excision via modified facelift incision

• Main Authors: Seung Wook Jung, Young Kwan Kim, Yong Hoon Cha, Yoon Woo Koh, Woong Nam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SpringerOpen 2017-09-01
• Series: Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Subjects: Robot-assisted surgery; da vinci Xi; Submandibular gland; Sialolithiasis; Modified facelift incision
• Online Access: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40902-017-0122-4

Abstract Background The conventional transcervical resection for submandibular gland disease has some risks and an unsatisfactory cosmetic result. Recently, robot-assisted surgery has been developed as a plausible substitute for conventional surgery which provides an excellent cosmetic outcome. Case presentation The authors performed robot-assisted sialadenectomy via modified facelift incision using the da Vinci Xi surgical system (Intuitive Surgical Inc., CA, USA) with two endowrist arms (monopolar curved scissors and Maryland bipolar forceps) successfully in a 44-year-old female patient who suffered from sialolith and severe atrophic submandibular gland. Conclusions If similar studies are done in the future, this robot-assisted sialadenectomy may become established as an alternative to existing disadvantageous surgical methods.