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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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Right VATS Radical Thymectomy

, 2022
Radical thymectomy is the primary surgical treatment for thymomas, particularly for those suffering from myasthenia gravis as a result. Several surgical approaches exist, with a subxiphoid approach demonstrating good oncological and biochemical outcomes.
Vijay Joshi (5461325), George Whittaker (11321204)   +1 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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Oncological Outcomes of Complete Versus Limited Thymectomy in Early Stage Thymic Epithelial Tumors: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis

JTO Clinical and Research Reports
Objectives: To clarify the role of limited versus complete thymectomy in stage I thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) using standardized survival measures and predefined oncological outcomes.
Riccardo Tajè, MD, Filippo Tommaso Gallina, MD, Gabriele Alessandrini, MD, Francesco Guerrera, MD, PhD, Daniele Forcella, MD, Pietro Bertoglio, MD, PhD, Fabiana Letizia Cecere, MD, Federico Cappuzzo, MD, Jonathan Cools-Lartigue, MD, PhD, Sara Najmeh, MD, MsC, Matthieu Rousseau, MD, Lorenzo Ferri, MD, PhD, Paolo Mendogni, MD, PhD, Jonathan D. Spicer, MD, PhD, Vincenzo Ambrogi, MD, PhD, Edoardo Mercadante, MD, PhD   +15 more
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Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis [PDF]

, 1989
The effect of thymectomy on elimination of a myasthenic symptom was clinically evaluated. The operative approach was primarily extended thymectmy of choice via midsternotomy in all but one of transcervical approaches. Most of them belonged to Osserman II
Sha, Kamei, Kimino, Koji, Tomita, Masao, Awahara, Katsunobu, Oka, Tadayuki, Ayabe, Hiroyoshi, Tsuji, Hirohara   +6 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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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, A. B. Ryabov, O. A. Alexandrov, N. I. Shcherbakova, N. A. Khrushcheva   +4 more
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SUBPOPULATION PROFILES OF T HELPER CELLS EXPRESSING CD45RA AND CD31 MARKERS IN CHILDREN AFTER THYMECTOMY PERFORMED UPON SURGICAL TREATMENT OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

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, S. A. Shmulevich, A. V. Shabaldin, E. B. Lukoyanycheva   +3 more
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