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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Effect Evaluation of Subxiphoid and Intercostal Thymectomy: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 BackgroundIt still remains unclear whether subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (SVATS) thymectomy is safe and reasonable. This meta-analysis aims at assessing the effectiveness and safety of SVATS for thymoma in comparison with that of ...
Hailong Wang +5 more
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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2021 Background The effects of thymectomy on late-onset non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis (NTMG) remain controversial. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review in order to answer two questions pertinent to late-onset NTMG: (1) do ...
Jinwei Zhang +4 more
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Minimally invasive thymectomy for myasthenia gravis favours left-sided approach and low severity class [PDF]
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 2021 OBJECTIVES Complete thymectomy is a key component of the optimal treatment for myasthenia gravis. Unilateral, minimally invasive approaches are increasingly utilized with debate about the optimal laterality approach.
Candice L. Wilshire +14 more
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Meta-analysis of subxiphoid approach versus lateral approach for thoracoscopic Thymectomy
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020 Background Compared with traditional open surgery for thymectomy, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) reduces hospital stay, decreases postoperative pain, and recovers faster. VATS has become increasingly popular in the past decade.
Jiaduo Li +4 more
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Thymus-derived B cell clones persist in the circulation after thymectomy in myasthenia gravis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020 Significance Myasthenia gravis is caused by autoantibodies, which target postsynaptic proteins, primarily the acetylcholine receptor, that inhibit neuromuscular signaling.
Kenneth B Hoehn +2 more
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Early Thymectomy Is Associated With Long-Term Impairment of the Immune System: A Systematic Review
Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Background and AimsCongenital heart diseases (CHDs) are diagnosed in approximately 9 in 1,000 newborns, and early cardiac corrective surgery often requires partial or complete thymectomy.
Nara Vasconcelos Cavalcanti +5 more
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Unraveling the role of ectopic thymic tissue in patients undergoing thymectomy for myasthenia gravis [PDF]
Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2019 Extended thymectomy has been considered the goal of surgery for myasthenia gravis (MG) mainly due to the existence of ectopic thymic tissue. Recently, ectopic thymic tissue has attracted increasing attention in patients with MG following thymectomy ...
Bauer, Gero +9 more
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Randomized Trial of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis
New England Journal of Medicine, 2016 Henry J Kaminski +2 more
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Survival and autoimmune risks post-thymectomy [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyBackground and objectivesRecent studies have raised concerns about thymectomy's deleterious effects. However, this conclusion was not exclusive to patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). The objective of this study was to test this hypothesis in thymectomy
Irina Tsirkin +7 more
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