Feasibility of Radiofrequency Resection in Oropharyngeal Tumor Surgery

Technical University of Munich

Status: Completed

Conditions: Radiofrequency Resection

Treatments: Procedure: transoral radiofrequency Resection in Oropharyngeal Tumor Surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03175770

381/14

Details and patient eligibility

About

In the last years radiofrequency resection has become a frequent method in surgical subspecialties. Although many departments are using this method for the resection of Tumor in the oropharynx, there is no study so far which describes feasibility and safety.

Goal of this study is to show feasibility and safety of Radiofrequency Resection in Oropharyngeal Tumor Surgery.

Full description

In the last years radiofrequency resection has become a frequent method in surgical subspecialties. Although many departments are using this method for the resection of Tumor in the oropharynx, there is no study so far which describes feasibility and safety.

Goal of this study is to show feasibility and safety of Radiofrequency Resection in Oropharyngeal Tumor Surgery.

Enrollment: 25 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years and older benign or malign tumor of the oropharynx tumor must be resectable transorally

Exclusion criteria

• Prior radiotherapy or chemotherapy

Trial design

25 participants in 1 patient group

Patients with benign or malign tumor in the oropharynx

Description:

Patient of 18 years and older with benign or malign tumor in the oropharynx. The resection is done transorally by radiofrequency

Treatment:

Procedure: transoral radiofrequency Resection in Oropharyngeal Tumor Surgery