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Endoscopic thymectomy: A neurologist's perspective [PDF]

, 2016
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by the presence of antibodies interacting at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), resulting in loss of strength and severe exhaustibility of striated muscles.
Melfi, Franca, Petsa, Afroditi, Lucchi, Marco, Mussi, Alfredo, De Rosa, Anna, Ricciardi, Roberta, Maestri, Michelangelo   +6 more
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T-cells and transplantation tolerance in Thymectomised Xenopus implanted with foreign thymus [PDF]

, 1990
This thesis investigates the expression of a T-cell differentiation antigen, (XTLA- 1), in various strains and species of Xenopus, and demonstrates the effect of early-thymectomy, (by microcautery), on XTLA-1 expression.
Varley, C.A, Varley, Claire Alison
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Intravenous flurbiprofen for post-thymectomy pain relief in patients with myasthenia gravis

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2012
Background Post-thymectomy pain in myasthenia gravis (MG) patients can inhibit breathing and coughing. Inappropriate usage of analgesics may exacerbate respiratory inhibition and even cause myasthenic crisis.
Su Chunhua, Su Yihua, Chou Chiu-Wen, Liu Weibing, Zou Jianyong, Luo Honghe, Chen Zhenguang   +6 more
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Robot-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Thymectomy

Journal of Chest Surgery, 2021
Robotic thymectomy has been adopted recently and has been shown to be safe and feasible in treating thymic tumors and myasthenia gravis. The surgical indications of robotic technology are expanding, with advantages including an excellent surgical view ...
Samina Park
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Safety and Efficacy of Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Thymectomy in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis: A Single Center Experience

Український журнал серцево-судинної хірургії
Background. 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, Hasanain A. Al-Khalidi, Shehab A. Goloom, Zahraa Jaber Ayad   +3 more
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Perioperative Outcomes and Long-term Survival in Clinically Early-stage Thymic 
Malignancies: Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Thymectomy versus Open Approaches

Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer, 2016
Background and objective Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) theoretically offers advantages over open thymectomy for clinically early-stage (Masaoka-Koga stage I and II) thymic malignancies. However, longterm outcomes have not been well studied.
Hao WANG, Zhitao GU, Jianyong DING, Lijie TAN, Jianhua FU, Yi SHEN, Yucheng WEI, Peng ZHANG, Yongtao HAN, Chun CHEN, Renquan ZHANG, Yin LI, Ke-Neng CHEN, Hezhong CHEN, Yongyu LIU, Youbing CUI, Yun WANG, Liewen PANG, Zhentao YU, Xinming ZHOU, Yangchun LIU, Yuan LIU, Wentao FANG, Members of the Chinese Alliance for Research in Thymomas   +23 more
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Robotic subxiphoid thymectomy [PDF]

ASVIDE, 2016
When endoscopic surgery is indicated for myasthenia gravis and thymomas, most institutions use a lateral thoracic approach that includes robot-assisted surgery. However, with the unilateral thoracic approach, it can be difficult to ensure the operative field in the neck and difficult to identify the location of the contralateral phrenic nerve. In 2015,
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Right sided VATS thymectomy: "current standards of extended thymectomy for myasthenia gravis"

, 2017
WOS: 000452287100003Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a major component of minimally invasive technics with increasing number as a consequences of advancements in modern technology.
Kaba, Erkan, Alomari, Mazen Rasmi, Ayalp, Kemal, Cosgun, Tugba, Toker, Alper   +4 more
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Are the minimally invasive techniques the new gold standard in thymus surgery for myasthenia gravis? Experience of a reference single-site in VATS thymectomy

Frontiers in Neurology
The thymus is the primary lymphoid organ responsible for the maturation and proliferation of T lymphocytes. During the first years of our lives, the activation and inactivation of T lymphocytes occur within the thymus, facilitating the correct maturation
Juan Carlos Trujillo Reyes, Juan Carlos Trujillo Reyes, Elisabeth Martinez Tellez, Elisabeth Martinez Tellez, Josep Belda Sanchis, Josep Belda Sanchis, Georgina Planas Canovas, Alejandra Libreros Niño, Mauro Guarino, Jorge Hernández Ferrandez, Antonio Moral Duarte, Antonio Moral Duarte   +11 more
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Video assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis

, 2009
Background: Thymectomy is safe and effective for the management of myasthenia gravis. VATS thymectomy has the advantage of thymectomy with less invasive and more cosmetic approach compared to the standard open approach.
Ali Yaakub, Jasmi, Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih   +1 more
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