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, 2021 Excerpt Thymectomy is the resection of the thymus gland. This anterior mediastinal organ can enlarge as in myasthenia gravis and thymoma and harbor malignant cells such as in thymic carcinoma or neuroendocrine tumors.
Bennett, Bryan, Rentea, Rebecca M
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Український журнал серцево-судинної хірургіїBackground. Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is an autoimmune neuromuscular disorder commonly associated with thymic abnormalities. Thymectomy is an established therapeutic option, and minimally invasive approaches such as video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy ...
Ahmed Muhi Fahad +3 more
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Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery thymectomy
Journal of Visualized Surgery, 2017 In recent decades, mediastinal surgery has undergone radical innovations. In fact, introduction of minimally invasive methods, such as video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), showed several clinical benefits over median sternotomy. Recently the introduction of robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) has added more technological advantages in
Carlo, Curcio +2 more
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Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2017 Juvenile myasthenia gravis (JMG) is a rare autoimmune disease of children. Thymic hyperplasia is more common in JMG and patients with refractory symptoms benefit from thymectomy.
Amila Jayasinghe +4 more
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Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic versus Robotic-Assisted Thoracoscopic Thymectomy
, 2017 Objective Minimally invasive thoracic surgical procedures, performed with or without the assistance of a robot, have gained popularity over the last decade.
Mariano DiMartino +8 more
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Uniportal bilateral video-assisted sequential thoracoscopic extended thymectomy [PDF]
, 2017 Standard video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery has been reported as a minimally invasive approach alternative to sternotomy for management of myasthenia gravis (MG) associated with thymoma or thymic hyperplasia.
Antonio Volpicelli +17 more
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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 +6 more
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Thoracic Cancer, Volume 17, Issue 17, September 2026.During robotic thoracic surgery, Intraoperative Ultrasound is the surgeon's finger to detect small nodule. ABSTRACT Herein, we reported the use of Intraoperative‐Contrast Enhanced Ultrasonography (Io‐CEUS) during Robotic Assisted Thoracic Surgery (RATS) for identification of malignant lung nodule that was missed during previous operation. Pre‐operative
Alfonso Fiorelli +7 more
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Video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy for thymoma: a single-center experience
, 2018 Background Thymoma is a primary tumor derived from the epithelial cells of the thymus, which is commonly seen in the mediastinum. Surgical thymectomy is the radical treatment for thymoma.
Kien Trung Nguyen +4 more
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Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2026.ABSTRACT Background Myasthenia gravis (MG), an autoimmune neuromuscular disorder, may rarely coexist with malignancies such as lung cancer. Case Presentation This case report presents the first documented use of ofatumumab, a fully human anti‐CD20 monoclonal antibody, in a 75‐year‐old female with acetylcholine receptor (AChR)‐antibody‐positive ...
Xia Long +5 more
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