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The neurological outcome in the patients with myasthenia gravis who underwent thymectomy via sternotomy and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2021
Background/Aim. Thymectomy is accepted in the surgical treatment of the patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). Earlier thymectomy via sternotomy has recently been replaced by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), which is less invasive.
Martić Vesna, Marić Nebojša, Cvijanović Vlado   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Artificial Pneumothorax on Operating Time for Video Assisted Thoracoscopic   (VATS) Thymectomy

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Objective: To evaluate the effect of artificial pneumothorax on operating time for Video Assisted Thoracoscopic (VATS) Thymectomy Study Design: Quasi-experimental study Duration and Place of Study: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Combined Military ...
Muhammad Hassan Shabbir, Farhan Ahmed Majeed, Adeel Wyne, Ahmed Raza, Muhammad Salman Tahir, Muhammad Arif Mahmood, Hassaan Hamzai   +6 more
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A Case of Microscopic Thymoma and Myasthenia Gravis: Key Points for Clinical Features and Surgical Management. [PDF]

Case Rep Surg
Microscopic thymoma (MT) is defined as solitary or multifocal small thymic epithelial nests <1 mm in diameter, occurring in approximately 15% of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) and sometimes associated with thymic cysts. Its preoperative diagnosis is challenging due to its small size, and computed tomography (CT) scans are unable to detect it. MTs
Rotolo N, Franzi F, Asteggiano E, Colombo A, La Rosa S, Nardecchia E.   +5 more
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Surgical Result for Patients Who Simultaneously Presented With Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma. [PDF]

Thorac Cancer
Thymomectomy provides oncologic and neurologic outcomes comparable to extended thymectomy in patients with thymoma‐associated MG while reducing operative risks. ABSTRACT Background Patients who present concurrently with thymoma and myasthenia gravis (MG) constitute a unique clinical population in whom both oncologic control and stabilization of MG ...
Chang PC, Tsai PC, Wu CF, Tseng YL, Tang EK, Chen TP, Yen YT, Wu CY.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Symptomatic Response and Quality of Life Changes after Extended VATS Thymectomy for Autoimmune Myasthenia

, 2002
Background. We analyzed the results of the left-sided extended VATS thymectomy for autoimmune myasthenia (AM) in terms of symptomatic response and quality of life changes. Methods. Between 1995 and 2002, 37 patients underwent extended VATS thymectomy as
MINEO, TOMMASO CLAUDIO, AMBROGI, VINCENZO, Venturini, G, Gatti, A, Elia, S, BOLLERO, PATRIZIO, POMPEO, EUGENIO   +6 more
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Factors predicting perioperative outcomes in patients with myasthenia gravis or thymic neoplasms undergoing thymectomy by video-assisted thoracoscopic approach

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2022
Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors which predict the perioperative outcomes after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) or thymic neoplasms Patients and Methods: Data
B Vigneshwaran, Sanjeev Kumar Bhoi, Mukund Namdev Sable, Dillip Muduly, Mahesh Sultania, Menkha Jha, Sudipta Mohakud, Madhabananda Kar   +7 more
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Efgartigimod Versus Lymphoplasmapheresis as Preoperative Rapid Antibody-Clearing Therapies for Thymectomy in Generalized Myasthenia Gravis: Effectiveness, Safety and Cost Outcomes Compared to Conventional Preparation. [PDF]

CNS Neurosci Ther
In this exploratory study, no statistically significant differences in effectiveness, safety, or cost were observed between EFG and LPE, nor between RACT and oral immunosuppressants for pre‐thymectomy preparation in MG. These findings are hypothesis‐generating and warrant prospective validation.
Zhou Q, He T, Cheng Y, Chen K, Ouyang Y, Dong X, Shi G, Wen Z, Yang H.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Subxiphoid VATS Thymectomy After Cardiac Surgery

, 2021
Although the traditional (median sternotomy) approach has been set as the standard for thymectomy due to its better visualization and control of the anatomical structures, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) thymectomy can offer a less invasive ...
Aseel Rishiq (11442813), Bisanne Shaqqura (5175812), Firas AbuAkar (11442819), Raghida Sinnokrot (11442816)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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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Extended thymectomy by a cervical incision additional to bilateral VATS approach [PDF]

Journal of Visualized Surgery, 2017
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in thymectomy has shown safe and effective with many advantages in myasthenia gravis (MG) patients with or without thymoma than transsternal approach. This video aims to show the procedure of extended thymectomy via a cervical incision additional to bilateral VATS approach in a MG patient with an early stage ...
Liang, Xue, Xuguang, Pang, Yongxing, Zhang, Jianyong, Ding   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources