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Robotic thymectomy for ocular myasthenia gravis: a case series from a UK tertiary centre [PDF]
BMJ Neurology OpenBackground Ocular myasthenia gravis (oMG), characterised by ptosis and diplopia, may progress to generalised MG (gMG). Thymectomy is established for seropositive gMG, but its role in oMG remains unclear.
David Lawrence +5 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 Earlier thymectomy via sternotomy has recently been replaced by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), which is less invasive.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 +2 more
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Journal of Visualized Surgery, 2017 Thymectomy is the most frequent surgical operation involving the mediastinum, both for the treatment of thymic tumors and for the multidisciplinary management of myasthenia gravis (MG). Different surgical approaches have been described, either traditional open approaches or minimally invasive ones.
Marulli, Giuseppe +2 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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Case Series: Clinical Impact of Plasmapheresis and Thymectomy on Early-Onset Myasthenia Gravis
Case Reports in Neurology, 2021 Thymectomy is a common procedure performed in cases of myasthenia gravis (MG) with a thymoma or general MG that does not improve with medical therapy. This procedure is usually preceded by plasmapheresis to prevent the occurrence of myasthenic crisis and
Yusak M.T. Siahaan +3 more
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Risk Benefit Analysis of Routine Thymectomy for Differentiated Thyroid Cancers: A Systematic Review
The Surgery Journal, 2021 Background Central compartment lymph node dissection (CLND) is a part of the surgical management of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Therapeutic CLND is done to address clinically significant central compartment nodes in patients with DTC, while ...
Pallvi Kaul +5 more
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Journal of Visualized Surgery, 2016 Robotic thymectomy is an increasingly used modality. Patients who are candidates for traditional, open thymectomy are typically also candidates for robotic thymectomy, with the exception of patients with invasion of great vessels. Knowledge of and training on the robotic platform is critical for success.
Benjamin, Wei, Robert, Cerfolio
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The dilemma of thymectomy in myasthenia gravis
Apollo Medicine, 2020 Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease that affects the neuromuscular junction causing fluctuating weakness of skeletal muscles. It is considered a rare disease with an estimated prevalence of 7.77/100,000.
Pushpendra Nath Renjen +2 more
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Thoracic Cancer, 2023 Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) patients are reported to have a high risk of other autoimmune diseases (ADs), and thymectomy may increase the risk further.
Wenxin Tian +9 more
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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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