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Primary study · included by 1 review

Transoral robotic surgery of the tongue base for obstructive sleep apnea: Preliminary results.

De Bonnecaze 2018 · de Bonnecaze G, Vairel B, Dupret-Bories A, et al. · European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases · 2018

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Robotic versus non-robotic posterior midline glossectomy for obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Bonnecazea 2018 · Supplementary Table 1; reference list; forest plots
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), change
Robotic (TORS) posterior midline glossectomy vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; mean follow-up 7.5 months in robotic studies
MD -25.93 [-31.82, -20.03]9 studiesGRADE not reported
Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), change
Posterior midline glossectomy, robotic and non-robotic combined vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; follow-up varied
MD -25.33 [-29.86, -20.81]28 studiesGRADE not reported
Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), change
Robotic (TORS) posterior midline glossectomy vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; mean follow-up 7.5 months in robotic studies
MD -7.43 [-8.65, -6.21]9 studiesGRADE not reported
Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), change
Posterior midline glossectomy, robotic and non-robotic combined vs None (single-arm pre/post change or absolute value) · Postoperative; follow-up varied
MD -6.32 [-7.94, -4.7]21 studiesGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.