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Thoracoscopic thymectomy using a left-side approach

The Multimedia Manual of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2018
The surgical treatment of myasthenia gravis involves the complete resection of the thymus and the mediastinal fat between the two phrenic nerves. This procedure has been shown to have a positive impact on the rate of remission. In this video tutorial we illustrate the technical aspects of radical thymectomy using a left thoracoscopic approach.
Abdelnour-Berchtold, E., Perentes, J., Krueger, T., Gonzalez, M.   +3 more
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Video‐assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis

Internal Medicine Journal, 2002
Abstract Background: Thymectomy is an effective, but radical therapy for myasthenia. Video‐assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) may allow a minimally invasive altern­ative to the standard sternotomy approach. Aims: To audit prospectively the outcome of VATS thymectomy for myasthenia gravis in a unit specializing in advanced VATS techniques. Methods: Twenty‐
G M, Wright, S, Barnett, C P, Clarke
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Thoracoscopic Thymectomy

2021
Phillip Benson Ham, Walter Pipkin, Kosmas Iliadis, Spyros P. Spyrakos   +3 more
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[Thoracoscopic extended thymectomy].

Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery, 2010
Extended thymectomy is an effective treatment of myasthenia gravis. In recent years, technological development of endoscopy enables it by thoracoscopic method instead of trans-sternal approach. We perform thoracoscopic extended thymectomy via 4 trocars introduced in bilateral pleural cavity with sternum lifting method through a small incision on ...
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[Thoracoscopic thymectomy--initial experience].

Rozhledy v chirurgii : mesicnik Ceskoslovenske chirurgicke spolecnosti, 2009
Video-assisted thymectomy and its variations is not generally accepted approach in surgical treatment of myasthenia gravis yet. Authors present their initial experience with videothoracoscopic technique in surgery for thymic cysts and myasthenia gravis.
M, Mitták, J, Kretek, J, Hamzík, P, Guziana   +3 more
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Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Thymectomy

2012
Over the period of the last two decades, minimally invasive thymectomy has gained increasing popularity in surgical treatment of myasthenia gravis (MG) [1–3]. The main reason for this phenomenon is an avoidance of sternotomy previously regarded the gold standard approach for thymectomy for MG.
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Subxiphoid-Subcostal Versus Transthoracic Thoracoscopic Thymectomy: A Safe and Feasible Approach

JTCVS Techniques, 2022
Madhuri Rao, Alexandria Robbins, Amit Bhargava   +2 more
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Thoracoscopic Thymectomy

2016
Christine M. Leeper, Stefan Scholz
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Transareolar Uniportal Thoracoscopic Extended Thymectomy for Patients With Myasthenia Gravis

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
Fancai Lai, Jianbo Lin, Nanlong Lin
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Thoracoscopic thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis

Muscle & Nerve, 1995
M N, Sabbagh, J S, Garza, B, Patten
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