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Early childhood thymectomy - impact on immune function [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: The thymus is the site of T cell maturation. Children born with a congenital heart defect often endure surgery early in life, and during surgery their thymus is routinely removed, as it blocks the surgeons access to the heart.
Gudmundsdottir, Judith
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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, Miao Wang, Ning Xin, Rongqiang Wei, Kenan Huang, Kenan Huang   +5 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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Thymoma‐associated myasthenia gravis: Clinical features and predictive value of antiacetylcholine receptor antibodies in the risk of recurrence of thymoma

Thoracic Cancer, 2021
Background Thymoma‐associated myasthenia gravis (TAMG) is one of the subtypes of myasthenia gravis with autoantibodies against the acetylcholine receptor (AChR‐Ab).
Anna De Rosa, Marco Fornili, Michelangelo Maestri Tassoni, Melania Guida, Laura Baglietto, Loredana Petrucci, Antonio Chella, Franca Melfi, Marco Lucchi, Roberta Ricciardi   +9 more
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Effects of thymectomy on late-onset non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis: systematic review and meta-analysis

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, Yuan Chen, Hui Zhang, Zhaoyu Yang, Peng Zhang   +4 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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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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Thymectomy

, 2021
Excerpt Thymectomy is the resection of the thymus gland. This anterior mediastinal organ can enlarge as in myasthenia gravis and thymoma and harbor malignant cells such as in thymic carcinoma or neuroendocrine tumors.
Bennett, Bryan, Rentea, Rebecca M
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Robotic-assisted thymectomy: current perspectives [PDF]

, 2016
Thymectomy is the cornerstone in the treatment of thymic tumors and an accepted option for the management of myasthenia gravis. Different surgical approaches have been described, but the gold standard is represented by median sternotomy.
Calabrese, Francesca, Rea, Federico, Comacchio, Giovanni M, Stocca, Francesca, Rebusso, Alessandro, Romanello, Paola, Marulli, Giuseppe, Zampieri, Davide   +7 more
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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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