Joanne Patterson

Oct 10, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | James O’Hara |Christopher N. Hurt |Kate Ingarfield |Joanne Patterson

Key PointsQuestion  What are the differences in early postoperative functional outcomes between transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) and robotic surgery (TORS) for human papillomavirus–positive oropharyngeal carcinoma? Findings  In this cohort substudy that included 508 patients within a randomized clinical trial, nasogastric tube insertion rates within 4 weeks after surgery were significantly higher after TORS than TLM (85 of 189 [45%] vs 10 of 126 [8%]).