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Single‐port robotic subcostal major pulmonary resection using the single‐port robotic system
Abstract Background The da Vinci single‐port system (SPS) (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) was designed for single‐port (SP) surgery. Although we have reported our clinical outcomes using the SPS for a simple procedure in general thoracic surgery, major pulmonary resection had been performed only in cadaveric experiments to date.
Jun Hee Lee, Jeong In Hong, Hyun Koo Kim
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Video assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis
Background: Thymectomy is safe and effective for the management of myasthenia gravis. VATS thymectomy has the advantage of thymectomy with less invasive and more cosmetic approach compared to the standard open approach.
Ali Yaakub, Jasmi +1 more
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Robotic-assisted thoracoscopy thymectomy for juvenile myasthenia gravis
Introduction: Juvenile myasthenia gravis (JMG) is a rare debilitating and potentially fatal autoimmune disease, with unclearify pathogenesis. Surgical immunomodulation with thymectomy has been repeatedly demonstrated to be a safe and effective treatment ...
F. Grasso +8 more
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Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy: the glove-port with carbon dioxide insufflation [PDF]
Background: Since 2004, uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) approach was progressively widespread and also applied in the treatment of thymoma, with promising results.
Refai, Majed +15 more
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REPORT ON FIRST INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ROBOTIC SURGERY IN THORACIC ONCOLOGY
A workshop of experts from France, Germany, Italy and the United States took place at Humanitas Research Hospital Milan, Italy, on 10-11 February 2016, to examine techniques for and applications of robotic surgery to thoracic oncology. The main topics of
Giulia Veronesi +12 more
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Though advancements have been made in the pharmacologic treatment of myasthenia gravis (MG), surgical resection is not only an option as a last line of defense for those patients who do not respond to medical therapy but also remains vital for those with
Nathan J. Alcasid +5 more
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Objective: Thymectomy considered as a standard procedure in treatment of all the steps of myasthenia gravis. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) thymectomy is one of the minimally invasive procedures that because of the short duration of ...
Afghani, R. +8 more
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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Thymectomy: Subxiphoid Approach
In this paper, I present the technique of subxiphoid single-port video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) thymectomy for thoracic surgeons to perform this procedure safely. This procedure is indicated for all anterior mediastinal masses and may be extended
Sukki Cho
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Background. For thymoma, the feasibility of resection via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) remains controversial. The objective of our study was to compare the outcomes of VATS and transsternal thymectomy in order to evaluate the efficacy of ...
Liu, Tom J.;Lin, Mong-Wei;Hsieh, Min-Shu;Kao, Ming-Wei;Chen, Ke-Cheng;Chang, Chin-Chih;Kuo, Shuenn-Wen;Huang, Pei-Ming;Hsu, Hsao-Hsun;Chen, Jin-Shing;Lai, Hong-Shiee;Lee, Jang-Ming +1 more
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Surgical approach in thymectomy: Our experience and review of the literature
Aim Thymectomy is the main treatment for thymoma and patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). The traditional approach is through a median sternotomy, but, recently, thymectomy through minimally invasive approaches is increasingly performed.
Di Crescenzo V. G. +6 more
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