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case_images: Configuration of the operative room for robot-assisted bilateral benign tonsillectomy using the da Vinci SP system. The da Vinci SP system is a robotic surgical system in three parts: the surgeon console, the vision cart, and the patient-side cart.
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case_images: The configuration of the operative room for the procedure is shown in Fig. 1.
case_images: Configuration of the patient-side cart and the position of the robotic arm. The single-port cannula was aligned 10 cm above the opened mouth. One articulating endoscope and two articulating instruments were inserted into the single-port cannula: one monopolar cautery instrument, one Maryland bipolar forceps. The custom remote center was set approximately 2 cm in front of the maxillary teeth.
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case_images: The configuration of the patient-side cart and the position of the robotic arms are shown in Fig. 2.
case_images: (a) Pre-tonsillectomy situs. (b) Medialization of the right tonsil using the Maryland bipolar forceps. Mucosal incision in the area of upper tonsil pole using the monopolar cautery instrument. (c) Dissection of the right tonsil along its capsule using the monopolar cautery instrument. (d) Post-tonsillectomy situs.
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case_images: All relevant surgical steps are shown in Fig. 3.