This is an expert summary of the evidence for thymectomy in nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis, titled Thymectomy and myasthenia gravis: A history of surgical passion and scientific excellence.
It really suggests that this operation is the standard of care for these patients if they are ACh-positive and young and MGFA II or above.
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Mediastinum
June 15, 2017
This videos shows a successful VATS resection of an ectopic parathyroid adenoma, which was deemed unresectable via standard approaches.
April 24, 2017
The thoracic outlet is an anatomically challenging location for thoracic surgeons due to the bony obstructions and the compact anatomy of great vessels and nerves. The authors demonstrate their technique for the resection of a schwannoma on the thoracic outlet.
March 28, 2017
This video demonstrates a minimally invasive resection of a large thymoma in a morbidly obese patient.
March 10, 2017
This video shows a thymectomy for a thymic cyst and a wedge resection of a nodule in the right upper lobe. A subxyphoid uniportal VATS approach was used.
March 2, 2017
The webinar will be presented by one of the UK’s most senior general thoracic surgeons, Mr. Pala B. Rajesh, and will entail a one-hour interactive session on “everything you need to know” about the thymus.
February 9, 2017
In a roundtable filmed at the 2016 STS Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, a group of experts discuss innovations in surgery for thymoma.
January 28, 2017
The authors investigated the efficacy of vancomycin paste applied to the sternal edges during cardiac surgery in reducing the risk of deep sternal wound infection among nearly 14,500 cardiac surgical patients. The incidence of such infections was 09.%. In a multivariable analysis, BMI, NYHA class, and the STS DSWI risk index were significantly asso
January 4, 2017
This video demonstrates a fissureless VATS resection of the posterior segment of the right upper lobe.
December 14, 2016
This video describes the steps taken to access a bronchogenic cyst through the diaphragm, and how to repair the diaphragm afterwards.