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Pure Red Cell Aplasia and Other Haematological Diseases Associated With Thymoma: A Case Series and Systematic Review

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Background: Thymoma-associated haematological diseases (HDs), such as pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) and Good's syndrome, are extremely rare, and due to the paucity of large-scale studies, the characteristics, remission after thymectomy, and long-term ...
Chih-Chieh Yen, Chih-Chieh Yen, Wei-Li Huang, Sin-Syue Li, Ya-Ping Chen, Yau-Lin Tseng, Yi-Ting Yen, Chang-Yao Chu, Ya-Ting Hsu, Tsai-Yun Chen   +9 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, Guoyan Qi, Yaling Liu, Xuguang Zheng, Xiaohe Zhang   +4 more
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THYMECTOMY IN THE RABBIT [PDF]

Journal of Experimental Medicine, 1926
Thymectomy in the rabbit is a comparatively simple procedure. The open method described above offers many advantages over any of the closed methods and success depends largely upon the observance of a few precautions; chief among these is the avoidance of haste and the observance of aseptic technique.
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Thymectomy versus Tumor Resection for Early-stage Thymic Malignancies: A Chinese Alliance for Research in Thymomas (ChART) Retrospective Database Analysis

Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer, 2016
Background and objective To evaluate the surgical outcomes of tumor resection with or without total thymectomy for thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) using the Chinese Alliance for Research in Thymomas (ChART) retrospective database.
Zhitao GU, Jianhua FU, Yi SHEN, Yucheng WEI, Lijie TAN, 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   +21 more
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Role of thymus on prognosis of myasthenia gravis in Turkish population

İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri, 2020
OBJECTIVE: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease that may cause a disorder in transmission at the neuromuscular junction. Antibodies directed against acetylcholine receptors are responsible. The thymus is the place that that production of these
Hulya Tireli, Gülbün Asuman Yüksel, Tamer Okay, Kemal Tutkavul   +3 more
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Subxiphoid robotic extended thymectomy – The first Indian report

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2020
Background: Minimally invasive thymectomy is fast becoming the preferred approach for myasthenia gravis and non-invasive thymoma. The most commonly employed approach for minimally invasive thymectomy is the lateral thoracic approach.
Belal Bin Asaf, Harsh Vardhan Puri, Sukhram Bishnoi, Navdeep Singh Nanda, Mohan Venkatesh Pulle, Arvind Kumar   +5 more
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Risk factors of prolonged ventilation after thymectomy in thymoma myasthenia gravis patients

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021
Background To explore the risk factors for prolonged ventilation after thymectomy in patients with thymoma associated with myasthenia gravis (TAMG).
Anqi Du, Xiao Li, Youzhong An, Zhancheng Gao   +3 more
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Subxiphoid-subcostal versus transthoracic thoracoscopic thymectomy: A safe and feasible approachCentral MessagePerspective

JTCVS Techniques, 2022
Objective: Subxiphoid-subcostal thoracoscopic thymectomy (ST) is an emerging alternative to transthoracic thoracoscopic thymectomy. Potential advantages of ST are the avoidance of intercostal incisions and visualization of both phrenic nerves in their ...
Madhuri Rao, MD, Aitua Salami, MD, Alexandria Robbins, MD, Jamee Schoephoerster, BS, Amit Bhargava, MD, Ilitch Diaz-Gutierrez, MD, Qi Wang, MS, Rafael Andrade, MD   +7 more
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Robotic thymectomy for ocular myasthenia gravis: a case series from a UK tertiary centre. [PDF]

BMJ Neurol Open
Background 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.
Roberts T, Cone S, Spillane J, Lawrence D, Maraschi A, Bhakhri K.   +5 more
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Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery vs. sternotomy for thymectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
IntroductionSurgeons have widely regarded sternotomy (ST) as the standard surgical method for thymectomy. Minimally invasive methods for thymectomy, including video-assisted and robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS), have been explored.
Cheng-qian Wang, Cheng-qian Wang, Jie Wang, Fei-yu Liu, Wei Wang   +4 more
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