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Bilateral vallecular cyst: transoral robotic resection

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Vallecular cyst is more frequent in neonatal life, but could be present in adults. Frequently it is asymptomatic although some people has foreign body sensation upon swallowing and obstructive problems to sleep. The best treatment for these cases is complete resection, as recurrence is usual with any cyst remnant wall causing re-accumulation. We present the case of a patient with symptomatic vallecular cyst treated with transoral robotic surgery. The technique confirmed the advantages related with tridimensional vision close to the cyst, associated with multi-articulated 5 mm EndoWrist® instruments that made real safe and efficient surgery.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck, Clínica Marly, Bogotá, Colombia

    Enrique Cadena & Ricardo Guerra

  2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia

    Enrique Cadena

  3. Department of Head and Neck, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, Colombia

    Enrique Cadena

  4. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Section of Laryngology, Hospital Universitario Infantil de San José, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Bogotá, Colombia

    Ricardo Guerra

  5. Cranial Base, Head and Neck Institute, Hospital HIMA San Pablo, Caguas, Puerto Rico

    Carlos Pérez-Mitchell

  6. Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Universidad de Puerto Rico Recinto de Ciencias Medicas, San Juan, Puerto Rico

    Carlos Pérez-Mitchell

  7. Calle 91 # 19C-62 Cons. 706, Bogotá, Colombia

    Enrique Cadena

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Cadena, E., Guerra, R. & Pérez-Mitchell, C. Bilateral vallecular cyst: transoral robotic resection. J Robotic Surg 12, 369–372 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-017-0733-x

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