AUTHOR=Marchi Filippo , Bellini Elisa , Ioppi Alessandro , Simoni Federica , Iandelli Andrea , Filauro Marta , Mora Francesco , Sampieri Claudio , Peretti Giorgio 

TITLE=Enhancing quality of life in head and neck cancer patients: a comparative analysis of 3D exoscope-assisted surgery vs. traditional approaches

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Surgery

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2024.1358500

DOI=10.3389/fsurg.2024.1358500

ISSN=2296-875X

ABSTRACT=The increasing population of survivors of head and neck carcinomas is becoming more conspicuous.Consequently, the pivotal role of quality of life, particularly elucidated through the assessment of dysphagia and dysphonia, is progressively influencing the decision-making process. The current study aims to assess whether VITOM 3D could offer a comparable post-treatment quality of life to traditional approaches for patients with laryngeal cancer and oro-hypopharyngeal cancer.A case series of laryngeal cancer and oro-hypopharyngeal cancer patients treated either with an exoscopicassisted surgical setup and with conventional treatments (transoral microsurgery and radio-chemotherapy) at