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Subxiphoid Uniportal Nonintubated Thymectomy

, 2019
The authors present a thymectomy that was performed for a 49-year-old woman with a history of breast carcinoma who had a positron emission tomography–positive lesion at the level of the anterior mediastinum.Her care was discussed at a multidisciplinary ...
Kunal Bhakri (6681397), Giuseppe Aresu (4056511), Adam Peryt (4542925), Guillermo Martinez (4542919), Joel Dunning (4043288), Aman Coonar (5737627), Giacomo Argento (6663712)   +6 more
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Right VATS thymectomy, utilising a subxiphoid incision and the LigaSure retractable L-hook

Mediastinum, 2018
We describe a technique of right sided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) thymectomy in a lady who had a large 7 cm mass which was adherent to the pericardium, extended into the superior poles of the thymus and had adhesions to the lung bilaterally.
Joel Dunning, Marco Nardini, Ehab Bishay
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Results of videothoracoscopic thymectomy in children: an analysis of 40 patients†

, 2015
OBJECTIVES: Experience in video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) thymectomy is limited in paediatric patients with non-thymomatous my-asthenia gravis (MG).
Ozkan, Berker, Kapdagli, Murat, Adalet Demira, Salih Dumana, Murat Kapdaglia, Berker Özkana, Zerrin Sungurb, Berk Cimenoglua, Duman, Salih, Demir, Adalet, Alper Tokera, Cimenoglu, Berk, Sungur, Zerrin, Toker, Alper   +13 more
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Case report: a rare case of primary hyperparathyroidism due to an intrathymic ectopic parathyroid adenoma incidentally diagnosed in a 15-year-old girl

Frontiers in Endocrinology
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) due to ectopic parathyroid adenoma is a rare case of hypercalcemia in the pediatric population. Herein, a rare case of PHPT due to ectopic intrathymic parathyroid adenoma was described in an asymptomatic 15-year-old ...
Ercument Gurluler
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Ambulatory robotic thymectomy: preliminary analysis of 18 cases [PDF]

Background: Robotic thymectomy is a highly precise, minimally-invasive procedure with rapid postoperative recovery, which is why it has become treatment of choice.
Déniz, Carlos, Muñoz, Anna, Ureña Lluveras, Anna, Rivas Doyague, Francisco, Moreno, Camilo, Serratosa, Inés, Ramos Izquierdo, Ricard, Escobar Campuzano, Ignacio, Macía Vidueira, Iván   +8 more
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Descriptive analysis of therapeutic outcomes between thoracoscopic and transsternal thymectomy in myasthenia gravis patients from 2011 to 2021

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease with high prevalence of thymus disorders, in which, thymectomy is considered one of the therapeutic approaches in improving the patients’ clinical outcomes.
Mahdiye Lashkarizadeh, Vahid Haghollahi, Nazanin Zeinali Nezhad, Mohammadreza Lashkarizadeh, Amirhossein Shahpar   +4 more
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Video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy: bilateral approach

, 2020
Aim: The advantages and feasibility of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in the surgical management of early resectable thymoma and thymic hyperplasia have largely been described and adopted in many thoracic surgery units. In order to allow for
Brandolini, Jury
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VATS Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis

, 2018
The patient was a 26-year-old woman with a 6-year history of myasthenia gravis. She did not tolerate steroids and treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin was ineffective.
Daniel Gwan-Nulla (4269163)
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Mid-term results of thoracoscopic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis [PDF]

, 2009
Context : Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has been proposed as a less invasive technique for treatment of myasthenia gravis. Materials and Methods : A total of 31 patients underwent a right-sided VATS to remove all anterior mediastinal fat and ...
Darabnia, Jamshid, Toolabi, Karamollah, Harirchian, Mohammad Hossein, Javid, Mihan Jafari, Rabani, Abbas, Aminian, Ali   +5 more
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VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY (VATS); TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE AT THORACIC SURGERY DEPARTMENT, COMBINED MILITARY HOSPITAL RAWALPINDI

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2013
Objective: To review the experience of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) with 202 different cases focusing on indications, operative procedures, side effects and complications. Study Design: Descriptive Study.
Dr Najam Uddin ., Farhan Ahmed Majeed, Bilal Umair ., Muhammad Shoaib Hanif, Adeel Wayen ., Kamran Raheem .   +5 more
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