New breathing protocol may spare throat cancer patients from unnecessary surgery
NCT ID NCT06857396
First seen Nov 20, 2025 · Last updated May 24, 2026 · Updated 28 times
Summary
This study tested a new approach to protect the airway after robotic surgery for throat cancer. Instead of doing a full tracheostomy (cutting a hole in the windpipe) on everyone, surgeons only exposed the windpipe during surgery and waited to see if a tracheostomy was really needed. Out of 81 patients, the goal was to see how many actually required the full procedure. This method aims to reduce complications and improve recovery while keeping patients safe.
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ENT and oncologic surgery department, Sainte-Musse Hospital
Toulon, Var, 83056, France
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