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Non-intubated uniportal subxiphoid thoracoscopic extended thymectomy for thymoma associated with myasthenia gravis

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2021
Background To describe a technique of non-intubated uniportal subxiphoid thoracoscopic extended thymectomy. Methods Data were collected retrospectively. A single 3-cm transverse incision was made below the xiphoid process.
Zhengcheng Liu, Louqian Zhang, Weifeng Tang, Rusong Yang   +3 more
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Verifying the Placement of Nasogastric Tubes at an Emergency Center: Comparison of Ultrasound with Chest Radiograph

Emergency Medicine International, 2018
The objective of this study was to verify the nasogastric tube position with neck ultrasound and subxiphoid ultrasound, by giving air-water mixture and auscultation and to compare the effectiveness of these methods with chest radiography.
Çağdaş Yıldırım, Selçuk Coşkun, Şervan Gökhan, Gül Pamukçu Günaydın, Ayhan Özhasenekler, Uğur Özkula   +5 more
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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Thymectomy: Subxiphoid Approach

Journal of Chest Surgery, 2021
In this paper, I present the technique of subxiphoid single-port video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) thymectomy for thoracic surgeons to perform this procedure safely. This procedure is indicated for all anterior mediastinal masses and may be extended
Sukki Cho
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Percutaneous Catheter Ablation of Epicardial Accessory Pathways. [PDF]

, 2017
Radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation is the treatment of choice in patients with accessory pathways (APs) and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Endocardial catheter ablation has limitations, including the inability to map and ablate intramural or ...
Correa, FS, Faustino, M, Pisani, C, Scanavacca, MI, Sternick EB, EB   +4 more
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A Preclinical Feasibility Study of Single-Port Robotic Subcostal Anatomical Lung Resection and Subxiphoid Thymectomy Using the da Vinci^® SP System

Diagnostics, 2023
Despite the recent introduction of technologically advanced single-port (SP) robotic systems, their use in the field of thoracic surgery has been rarely explored. Here, we report our preclinical experience concerning SP robotic thoracic surgery using the
Ching Feng Wu, Chuan Cheng, Ka Hei Suen, Hubert Stein, Yin Kai Chao   +4 more
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Pseudo cardiac tamponade in the setting of excess pericardial fat [PDF]

, 2009
Cardiac tamponade is the phenomenon of hemodynamic compromise caused by a pericardial effusion. Following a myocardial infarction, the most common causes of pericardial fluid include early pericarditis, Dressler's syndrome, and hemopericardium secondary ...
Thang Nguyen, Kanwal Kumar, Andrew Francis, Jonathan R Walker, Michael Raabe, Shelley Zieroth, Davinder S Jassal, S Wann, HS Sacks, AE Malavazos, GA Rosito, JW Jeong, SG Ahn, B Kanna, Libby, G Gregoratos, A Shahar, FT Tew, H Hertzeanu, J Slater, RK Ramana, RD Rifkin, JS Kriegshauser   +22 more
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Clinical analysis of subxiphoid vs. lateral approaches for treating early anterior mediastinal thymoma

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical efficacy of the subxiphoid approach for early anterior mediastinal thymoma and evaluate its advantages over the lateral intercostal approach.MethodsA total of 345 patients with early anterior mediastinal thymoma were ...
Bin Li, Lijuan Niu, Chenqi Gu, Kaiwen He, Ruizhi Wu, Zhenfeng Pan, Shaomu Chen   +6 more
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Is chest tube drainage necessary after subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy?

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Background Subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy has been increasingly performed in recent years. This study aimed to assess the differences in outcomes between subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy with and without chest tube drainage.
Jiaduo Li, Guoyan Qi, Xiaohe Zhang, Xuguang Zheng   +3 more
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Intrathoracic malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors: imaging features and implications for management [PDF]

, 2014
Background: The aim of the study was to analyze the clinical and imaging characteristics of primary intrathoracic malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs). Patients and methods.
Hornick, Jason Laurence, Howard, Stephanie Anne Holler, Kamran, Sophia Constance, Krajewski, Katherine Margaret, Nishino, Mizuki, Ramaiya, Nikhil Himmatsinh, Shinagare, Atul Bhanudas   +6 more
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The Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Low Serratus Anterior Plane Block on Analgesia and Quality of Recovery After Robot-Assisted Thymectomy via Subxiphoid Approach: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Pain Research, 2022
Yu Fu,1,* Huimin Fu,2,* Yugang Lu,1 Xin Lv1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital ...
Fu Y, Fu H, Lu Y, Lv X
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