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Are the Minimally Invasive Techniques the New Gold Standard in Thymus Surgery for Myasthenia Gravis? Experience of a Reference Single-Site in VATS Thymectomy [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology
The thymus is the primary lymphoid organ responsible for the maturation and proliferation of T lymphocytes. During the first years of our lives, the activation and inactivation of T lymphocytes occur within the thymus, facilitating the correct maturation
Mauro Guarino, Alejandra Libreros Niño, Antonio Moral Duarte   +2 more
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Perioperative Outcomes Comparisons of Thymoma Treatment Between Robot-Assisted Thymectomy (RATS) and Video-Assisted Thymectomy (VATS): A Meta-Analysis [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Aim To conduct a meta-analysis to determine the relative merits between robot-assisted thymectomy (RATS) and video-assisted thymectomy (VATS) for thymoma treatment. Methods A total of 1860 patients who underwent thymectomy were included in this study. Of
Jin Xiaoqiang
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Case Report: Early diaphragmatic plication for combined phrenic and recurrent laryngeal nerve injury after VATS thymectomy [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) thymectomy may cause phrenic nerve injury (PNI) or recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury. Combined PNI and RLN injury is rare but can cause fatal respiratory failure.
Hai Li, Shi dan Li, Qi chang Jiang, Yang Liu, Gang Xu   +4 more
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Combined minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery thymectomy via left anterolateral mini-thoracotomy [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has become increasingly prevalent across almost all surgical specialties, including cardiothoracic surgery. However, combined MIS for coronary artery bypass and thymectomy in a single sitting has not been previously ...
Leng Khoong Lee, Marco Lizwan, Kim Chai Chua, Cynthia Ming Li Chia   +3 more
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Tubeless uniportal subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy via percutaneous suspension technique for anterior mediastinal massesCentral MessagePerspective [PDF]

JTCVS Techniques
Objective: We previously developed the percutaneous suspension technique to improve the anterior mediastinal exposure in minimally invasive thymectomy. In this study, we aimed to integrate this technique with tubeless video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Jun-Jie Wang, MD, Jian-Ming Yue, MD, PhD, Hao-Ji Yan, MD, PhD, Jun-Min Zhu, MD, Kai-Yuan Jiang, MD, PhD, Cheng Chen, MD, PhD, Yong-Xiang Song, MD, PhD, Yong Xiao, MD, PhD, Hai-Ning Zhou, MD, PhD, Dong Tian, MD, PhD   +9 more
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Margin-negative resection and long-term survival following robot-assisted thymectomy for thymoma: A tumor size stratified analysisCentral MessagePerspective [PDF]

JTCVS Open
Objective: Although open thymectomy has traditionally been the gold standard for resection of large thymic tumors, growing evidence has suggested minimally invasive thymectomy to confer comparable survival. However, the influence of incremental increases
Sara Sakowitz, MD, MPH, MBA, Syed Shahyan Bakhtiyar, MD, MBE, Yas Sanaiha, MD, Saad Mallick, MD, Peyman Benharash, MD, Jane Yanagawa, MD   +5 more
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Minimally invasive thymectomy: comparative analysis of short-term outcomes after video-assisted thoracoscopy and two robotic platforms [PDF]

Frontiers in Surgery
ObjectiveMinimally invasive thymectomy has largely replaced the traditional trans-sternal approach. Among the minimally invasive strategies, video-assisted thoracoscopic and robot-assisted thoracoscopic procedures are the most frequently used.
Ilaria Righi, Davide Tosi, Riccardo Orlandi, Margherita Brivio, Margherita Brivio, Francesco Damarco, Margherita Cattaneo, Paolo Mendogni, Sonia Di Tella, Mario Nosotti, Mario Nosotti, Lorenzo Rosso, Lorenzo Rosso   +12 more
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Myasthenia Gravis and Thymectomy at a Tertiary-Care Surgical Centre: A 20-Year Retrospective Review [PDF]

Current Oncology
Background: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is frequently associated with thymic abnormalities, including thymomas and hyperplasia. This study aims to analyze the clinical and pathological characteristics of thymectomized patients over a 20-year period, focusing ...
Olivia Lauk, Alexandre Sarmento De Oliveira, Caroline Huynh, Sohat Sharma, Arthur Vieira, Michelle Mezei, Kristine Chapman, Hannah Briemberg, Kristin Jack, John Yee, Anna L. McGuire   +10 more
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Saving the Split: The Benefits of VATS Thymectomy [PDF]

Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2019
Rainer Gruessner, Louis Stein, Bardiya Zangbar   +2 more
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Thoracoscopic versus classic trans-sternal thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: single-center experience. [PDF]

Zagazig University Medical Journal, 2022
Background: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular junction autoimmune disorder that has a great impact on quality of life. Thymectomy can be approached by classic trans-sternal or thoracoscopic thymectomy. This study aimed to assess the perioperative
Abdelmeged Salem, Noor Al Jabri, Adil Al Kindi, Ehab Sobhy   +3 more
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