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Video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy: bilateral approach

, 2020
Aim: The advantages and feasibility of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in the surgical management of early resectable thymoma and thymic hyperplasia have largely been described and adopted in many thoracic surgery units. In order to allow for
Brandolini, Jury
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Clinical and functional studies of autoimmune disorders of neuromuscular transmission

, 2015
Inherited and acquired disorders of the neuromuscular junction are an important cause of muscle weakness and fatigability. In this thesis I focus on the autoimmune disorders of neuromuscular transmission.
Spillane, J
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Minimally Invasive Total Versus Partial Thymectomy for Early-Stage Thymoma

Background/Objectives: Total thymectomy is currently the gold standard operation for treating thymoma. However, recent studies have suggested the potential health consequences of thymus removal in adults, including possible increased autoimmune disease ...
Irene Helenowski, Bilal Odeh, Wissam Raad, Julia M. Coughlin, Alexander Pohlman, James Lubawski, Zaid M. Abdelsattar   +6 more
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Anesthesia for thymectomy

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2011
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Continuous neostigmine infusion in post-thymectomy juvenile myasthenic crisis

, 2000
A 10-year-old boy with myasthenia gravis had severe post-thymectomy myasthenic crisis necessitating reintroduction of mechanical ventilation on the 5th day after thymectomy. He did not respond to therapy with oral pyridostigmine, corticosteroids, or high-
Youroukos, S, Briassoulis, G, Liakopoulou, T, Hatzis, T   +3 more
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Robotic thymectomy in myasthenia gravis: current evidence, outcomes, and future perspective. [PDF]

J Cardiothorac Surg
Huang J, Pan C, He J, Qin J, Liang S, Zhou Y, Zhong Y.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

ROLE OF THYMECTOMY IN MYASTHENIA GRAVIS

, 1992
Thirteen patients with myasthenia gravis underwent total thymectomy between January, 1988 and December, 1991. The duration of symptoms prior to surgery varied from 2 months to 20 years.
Sheikh, Hizbullah, Altafullah, Irfan, Ali, Sohaila Mohsin, Sonawalla, Aziz   +3 more
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Limited adoption of thymectomy for nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis. [PDF]

J Thorac Dis
Carrera D, Sadur A, Ely S, Kaminski HJ, Mortman K.   +4 more
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Refractory chylothorax caused by massive thymic hyperplasia in an infant: thoracoscopic thymectomy. [PDF]

Int J Surg Case Rep
Ban HT, Tran HV, Huynh QTV, Le PS, Lai HL, Nguyen PH.   +5 more
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Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis [PDF]

BMJ, 1950
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