| TORS | Transoral Robotic Surgery |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| BOT | Base Of Tongue |
| OSA | Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
| LTGDC | Lingual Thyroglossal Duct Cyst |
| TBR | Tongue Base Reduction |
| TLM | Transoral Laser Microsurgery |
| FAMM | Facial Artery Musculomucosal Flap |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| n.a. | Not Available |