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Robotic thymectomy: The Hong Kong experience

, 2011
Thymectomy is widely employed as part of the management for generalized myasthenia gravis. The surgical approach has evolved over the years, and although there is no consensus regarding the optimal surgical approach, minimally invasive techniques such as
Hsin, MKY, Wan, IYP
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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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Association of Thymectomy With Infection Following Congenital Heart Surgery

, 2011
Background: Congenital absence of the thymus can lead to profound immunodeficiency, suggesting that thymic function during fetal development is essential to normal lymphocyte development.
Lester C. Permut, Anjuli K. Mehrotra, Anne M. Stevens, David M. McMullan, Gordon A. Cohen, Sharon Goodwin, Heidi M. Hermes   +6 more
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Successful Management of Post-Thymectomy Pure Red Cell Aplasia with Rituximab: A Case Report

Case Reports in Oncology
Background: Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) is a rare cause of anemia characterized by decreased red blood cell production, often associated with thymomas.
Mohammed Abdulgayoom, Ibrahim Ganwo, Fateen Ata, Haval Surchi, Ussama Al-Homsi, Honar Cherif   +5 more
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Effect of Thymectomy on Hamsters.

Experimental Biology and Medicine, 1965
SummaryThe effect of thymectomy at various ages on Syrian hamsters has been investigated. Forty-four per cent of the animals thymectomized and sham-operated at less than 24 hours did not survive the first 3 post-operative weeks. The remaining animals, however, appeared as healthy and survived as long as their control littermates. A mild wasting disease
R A, ROOSA, D B, WILSON, V, DEFENDI
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Thymectomy and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

, 2014
UNLABELLED: Dear Sir The thymus plays a crucial role in the context of cellmediated immunity in the differentiation of T lymphocytes, not only during the embryogenesis and fetal period but also during the adulthood, even after its involution 1,2,3.
V.D'Andrea, D.Pironi, A.Filippini, A.Panarese   +3 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, Maxwell Knipe, Amer Harky, Hazim Elsyed, David Sladden, Mohamad Bashir, Callum Howard, Michael J. Shackcloth, Matthew Fok   +8 more
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Thymectomy in the treatment of ocular myasthenia gravis

, 2001
Background: Thymectomy is an effective and accepted treatment for myasthenia gravis, but thymectomy for ocular myasthenia gravis (Osserman stage I) is controversial.
Peter F. Roberts, COLONI, Giorgio Furio, David M. Follette, David P. Richman, DE GIACOMO, Tiziano, Follette, David M., Tiziana De Giacomo, Richman, David P., Benfield, John R., VENUTA, Federico, RENDINA, Erino Angelo, John R. Benfield, Giorgio F. Coloni, De Giacomo, Tiziana, Roberts, Peter F., Rendina, Erino, Peter F. Roberts, Coloni, Giorgio F., Federico Venuta, Erino Rendina   +19 more
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Thymectomy for Nonthymomatous Myasthenia Gravis: Comparison of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic and Transsternal Thymectomy

, 2018
Objective: Thymectomy considered as a standard procedure in treatment of all the steps of myasthenia gravis. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) thymectomy is one of the minimally invasive procedures that because of the short duration of ...
Afghani, R., Boonstani, R., Azmounfar, V., Hakimian, S., Bagheri, R., Sadrizadeh, A., Rahnama, A., Salehi, M., Baradaran Firoozabadi, M.   +8 more
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Bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy has a surgical extent similar to that of transsternal extended thymectomy with more favorable early surgical outcomes for myasthenia gravis patients

, 2011
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to introduce the authors' surgical technique of bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy (BVT) and to compare their early surgical results between BVT and transsternal extended thymectomy (T3-b thymectomy) for ...
박인규, 김대준, 이진구, 배미경, 정경영, 이창영   +5 more
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