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Comparison of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and standard surgical approach in treatment malignant thymus tumor stage I and II - propensity score analysis [PDF]
Introduction/Objective. Besides sternotomy, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is used for thymus tumors treatment. The objective of our study was to compare oncological and perioperative outcomes in patients with I–II stage of thymic tumors ...
Kostovski Vanja +8 more
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Comparative study of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus open thymectomy for thymoma and myasthenia gravis [PDF]
Introduction: Thymectomy is the preferred standard treatment in younger non-thymoma patients with myasthenia gravis as well as in patients with early stage thymoma.
Kaynak, Kamil +9 more
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Factors predicting surgical outcome of thymectomy in myasthenia gravis [PDF]
Aim of the study is to evaluate predictors of outcome after thymectomy in the management of non thymomatous myasthenia gravis. One hundred patients who underwent thymectomy for myasthenia gravis in the  ...
Mohsen, Tarek +14 more
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VATS thymectomy—bilateral approach for extended resection
Various bilateral VATS thymectomy procedures were introduced in the 1990’s, of which a bilateral VATS extended thymectomy has an advantage of confirming the bilateral phrenic nerves and seems to be the most conventional method in use. Soon after introduction of the method, an anterior cervical incision approach was added, because peri-thymic tissues ...
Meinoshin Okumura +5 more
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This single-center retrospective exploratory analysis evaluated the effects of sugammadex compared with neostigmine on postoperative recovery in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)&ndash ...
Hyun-Joung No +6 more
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Bilateral VATS thymectomy in the treatment of myasthenia gravis
Surgical removal of the thymus is an important tool in the treatment of myasthenia gravis. While there exist a number of different surgical approaches, the optimal thymectomy removes the most amount of thymic tissue in the least invasive manner, allowing for rapid recovery from the procedure and providing the best chance of remission of disease.
Bianca Bromberger, Joshua Sonett
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Video Assisted Thoracoscopic (VATS) Thymectomy
To view the full text including the Introduction, Patient Selection, Operative Procedure, Preference Card, Tips & Pitfalls, Results, and References, visit CTSNet. Figure 1: Position for right VATS thymectomy.
Thirugnanam Agasthian (4063819)
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Juvenile myasthenia gravis (JMG) is an autoimmune disease affecting the neuromuscular junction that appears before 19 years of age with varying degrees of weakness of different muscle groups. The main treatment is pharmacological, but thymectomy has also
Vidal, Cristina +19 more
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Comparison of perioperative outcomes of videothoracoscopy and robotic surgical techniques in thymoma
Summary: Objective: In this study, the perioperative outcomes of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) were compared in patients with clinical stage I and stage II thymoma.
Abidin Şehitogullari +4 more
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Background To describe a technique of non-intubated uniportal subxiphoid thoracoscopic extended thymectomy. Methods Data were collected retrospectively. A single 3-cm transverse incision was made below the xiphoid process.
Zhengcheng Liu +3 more
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