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Anesthetic management of robot-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2016
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare disorder involving neuromuscular junction. In conjunction with medical therapy, thymectomy is a known modality of treatment of MG and has shown to increase the probability of remission and overall symptomatic improvement.
Anil Karlekar, Devesh Dutta, Ravindra Saxena, Krishna Kant Sharma   +3 more
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Comparative clinical outcomes after thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: Thoracoscopic versus trans-sternal approach

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2018
Background: Thymectomy is an effective treatment option for long-term remission of myasthenia gravis. The superiority of the trans-sternal and thoracoscopic surgical approaches is still being debated.
Sophon Siwachat, Apichat Tantraworasin, Worakitti Lapisatepun, Chidchanok Ruengorn, Emanuela Taioli, Somcharoen Saeteng   +5 more
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Thoracoscopic Thymectomy

Surgical Innovation, 1997
Thymic pathology is conventionally approached through incisions such as thoracotomy, median sternotomy, or more limited access such as cervicotomy and partial sternotomy. Progress in videoendoscopic techniques have allowed the possibility of thoracoscopic treatment of thymic diseases.
G. Roviaro, F. Varoli, C. Vergani, M. Maciocco, B. Crespi, A. Battilana   +5 more
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Comparative analysis of the immediate results of thoracoscopic thymectomy using single-port and three-port approaches in the treatment of non-invasive epithelial thymic tumors

Исследования и практика в медицине, 2023
Purpose of the study. Evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of single-port thoracoscopic thymectomy in comparison with traditional three-port thymectomy in patients with stage I and II thymic epithelial tumors.Patients and methods. The results of 50
E. A. Epifantsev, A. V. Smirnov, V. Yu Gritsun, A. A. Keshvedinova, Yu. V. Ivanov   +4 more
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Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis

Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019
In recent years, thymectomy has become a widespread procedure in the treatment of myasthenia gravis (MG). Likelihood of remission was highest in preoperative mild disease classification (Osserman classification 1, 2A).
Yener Aydin, Ali Bilal Ulas, Vahit Mutlu, Abdurrahim Colak, Atilla Eroglu   +4 more
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Subxiphoid video–assisted thoracoscopic extend thymectomy with sternal suspension for thymoma

Thoracic Cancer
Background Thymoma is a primary tumor of the thymus, commonly located in the anterior mediastinum. Most thymomas are benign or low‐grade malignant, but they can invade surrounding organs or metastasize.
Bin Jia, Chen Chen, Ting Gong, Zhenfa Zhang, Bingsheng Sun   +4 more
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Subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis. [PDF]

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg, 2022
Abstract We investigated the efficacy of subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis. The data of 37 consecutive cases were reviewed. 2 cases of postoperative myasthenia gravis crisis and 4 cases of residual mediastinal fat tissue were recorded.
Liu Y, Zhang J, Wu W, Zhang H, Zhao C, Zhang M.   +5 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Improving outcomes in myasthenia gravis: uni-portal video-assisted thoracoscopic (UVATS) thymectomy in a single-centre retrospective cohort [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background Thymectomy is a well-established treatment for myasthenia gravis (MG), with minimally invasive approaches increasingly preferred due to reduced morbidity.
A. Rahim, I. Samsudin, M. Menon, J. X. Hoo, T. Jayaselan, J. Y. Ooi, Z. S. Nicolas Ong, C. D. Sudarshan, S. Krishnasamy   +8 more
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Ergonomic Assessment of Robotic versus Thoracoscopic Thymectomy. [PDF]

J Clin Med
introduction: robotic and thoracoscopic surgery are being increasingly adopted as minimally invasive alternatives to open sternotomy for complete thymectomy.
Taje R, Peer M, Gallina FT, Ambrogi V, Sharbel A, Melis E, Elia S, Idit M, Facciolo F, Patirelis A, Sorge R, Pompeo E.   +11 more
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Successful thoracoscopic thymectomy in an infant [PDF]

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2013
Damian Palafox, Brenda Palafox, Damian Tello-López, Miguel Angel Vichido-Luna, Walid Leonardo Dajer-Fadel, José Palafox   +5 more
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