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Early Clinical Outcomes of Thoracoscopic Major Pulmonary Resection and Thymectomy Using Novel Articulating Endoscopic Forceps

Journal of Chest Surgery
Background: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is recognized as a safe and effective treatment modality for early-stage lung cancer and anterior mediastinal masses. Recently, novel articulating instruments have been developed and introduced to
Sangil Yun, You Jung Ok, Se Jin Oh, Jae-Sung Choi, Hyeon Jong Moon, Yong Won Seong   +5 more
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Thoracoscopic versus classic trans-sternal thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: single-center experience. [PDF]

Zagazig University Medical Journal, 2022
Background: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular junction autoimmune disorder that has a great impact on quality of life. Thymectomy can be approached by classic trans-sternal or thoracoscopic thymectomy. This study aimed to assess the perioperative
Abdelmeged Salem, Noor Al Jabri, Adil Al Kindi, Ehab Sobhy   +3 more
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Robotic thymectomy: a review of techniques and results

Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2023
Thymectomy is a well-established therapeutic option in the multidisciplinary treatment of nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis (MG) and in thymoma treatment.
Danilo Coco, Silvana Leanza
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Effect Evaluation of Subxiphoid and Intercostal Thymectomy: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
BackgroundIt still remains unclear whether subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (SVATS) thymectomy is safe and reasonable. This meta-analysis aims at assessing the effectiveness and safety of SVATS for thymoma in comparison with that of ...
Hailong Wang, Miao Wang, Ning Xin, Rongqiang Wei, Kenan Huang, Kenan Huang   +5 more
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Thoracoscopic thymectomy for juvenile myasthenia gravis. [PDF]

Pediatr Surg Int, 2019
A randomized controlled trial of thymectomy in myasthenia gravis demonstrated improved clinical outcomes in adults, but data surrounding juvenile cases, especially those treated with minimally invasive approaches, are limited. Here, we review our experience with thoracoscopic thymectomy for juvenile myasthenia gravis (JMG) in the largest cohort to date.
Kim AG, Upah SA, Brandsema JF, Yum SW, Blinman TA.   +4 more
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Thoracoscopic resection of giant thymolipoma

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020
Thymolipomas are rare benign tumors of the thymic gland. We describe a case of an eight-year-old boy who presented after a syncopal episode secondary to a large mediastinal mass found to be a thymolipoma on percutaneous biopsy.
Nicholas Schmoke, S. Christopher Derderian, David A. Partrick   +2 more
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The neurological outcome in the patients with myasthenia gravis who underwent thymectomy via sternotomy and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2021
Background/Aim. Thymectomy is accepted in the surgical treatment of the patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). Earlier thymectomy via sternotomy has recently been replaced by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), which is less invasive.
Martić Vesna, Marić Nebojša, Cvijanović Vlado   +2 more
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Management of bleeding complications during thoracoscopic thymectomy. [PDF]

Mediastinum, 2020
Video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy is increasingly performed for thymic disorders. However, intraoperative bleeding, especially from the innominate vein, is often inevitable, and is the major reason for conversion. Successful control under thoracoscopic thymectomy is crucial for the safety of the patient.
Hussain K, Chen L, Gu Z, Fang W.
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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Thymectomy: Transpleural Approach

Journal of Chest Surgery, 2021
There are several types of minimally invasive approaches for thymectomy, of which the transpleural approach by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is particularly useful.
In Kyu Park
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Surgical Result for Patients Who Simultaneously Presented With Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma. [PDF]

Thorac Cancer
Thymomectomy provides oncologic and neurologic outcomes comparable to extended thymectomy in patients with thymoma‐associated MG while reducing operative risks. ABSTRACT Background Patients who present concurrently with thymoma and myasthenia gravis (MG) constitute a unique clinical population in whom both oncologic control and stabilization of MG ...
Chang PC, Tsai PC, Wu CF, Tseng YL, Tang EK, Chen TP, Yen YT, Wu CY.   +7 more
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