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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 +4 more
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The Relationship Between Immune Semaphorins and Myasthenia Gravis [PDF]
Brain BehavSerum alterations of immune‐related semaphorins in myasthenia gravis. Patients exhibited decreased semaphorin 4A and increased semaphorin 7A levels compared with healthy controls. These changes highlight disturbed immune regulation in myasthenia gravis and support the involvement of semaphorin‐mediated pathways in autoimmune neuromuscular junction ...
Kotan D, Çiçekli E, Aydemir Ö.
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Thymectomy via parasternal approach in patients with miasthenia
Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2021 A new approach for thymectomy in case of mediastinal shifting is proposed. Parasternal access provides optimal conditions for performing an adequate thymectomy, does not require single lung ventilation and could be used after previously performed ...
O. V. Pikin +4 more
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Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with erythroblastopenia and thymoma: Reactivation after topical corticosteroids [PDF]
, 1998 We report a 69-year-old female with erythroblastopenia and thymoma who developed lesions of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) after thymectomy, 2 months after the initiation of therapy with methylprednisolone.
Alomar, A. +8 more
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Heterogeneity in thymic emigrants: implications for thymectomy and immunosenescence. [PDF]
, 2013 The development of mature, antigen-inexperienced (naive) T cells begins in the thymus and continues after export into the periphery. Post-thymic maturation of naive T cells, in humans, coincides with the progressive loss of markers such as protein ...
Bains, I, Callard, RE, Yates, AJ
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International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 2022 Background: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an acquired autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by fatigable and variable weakness of skeletal muscles as a result of autoimmune attack on postsynaptic antigenic targets.
Ijeoma B Ndionuka +3 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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Медицинская иммунология, 2016 Thymectomy is a stage of surgery when treating some congenital heart defects. Thymus gland is the central organ of immune system. This organ is the primary site of T-cell lymphopoiesis and central tolerance to autoantigens during fetal and early ...
Yu. I. Rovda +3 more
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Meta-Analysis of Limited Thymectomy versus Total Thymectomy for Masaoka Stage I and II Thymoma
Journal of Chest Surgery, 2021 Background: This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the incidence of tumor recurrence, postoperative myasthenia gravis, postoperative complications, and overall survival after limited versus total thymectomy for Masaoka stage I and II thymoma. Methods: A
Mohan Venkatesh Pulle +4 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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