Ahmad Mohammed Abdulazeem
Lecturer
Lateral versus Subxiphoid Thoracoscopic Thymectomy For Non- Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis
• 2024
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Ehab F Salem,1 Ayman M. Shaalan,1,2 Gaser A. Ali,3 Ahmed M Abdelazim1
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Abstract
Background: VATS thymectomy, performed using the intercostal approach
(LVATS), is the most widely used minimally invasive surgical treatment for
thymus surgery worldwide. Subxiphoid single-port thoracoscopic thymectomy
(SVATS) is a recent alternative approach to LVATS.
Methods: Between May 2019 and February 2023, 60 patients with nonthymomatous
myasthenia gravis were enrolled in this prospective study.
Patients were randomly divided into two groups: (The LVATS group and
the SVATS group); each group contained 30 patients. The mean operative
time, blood loss, conversion to open thymectomy, duration of postoperative
pleural drain, total length of hospital stay, and postoperative complications
were evaluated.
(LVATS), is the most widely used minimally invasive surgical treatment for
thymus surgery worldwide. Subxiphoid single-port thoracoscopic thymectomy
(SVATS) is a recent alternative approach to LVATS.
Methods: Between May 2019 and February 2023, 60 patients with nonthymomatous
myasthenia gravis were enrolled in this prospective study.
Patients were randomly divided into two groups: (The LVATS group and
the SVATS group); each group contained 30 patients. The mean operative
time, blood loss, conversion to open thymectomy, duration of postoperative
pleural drain, total length of hospital stay, and postoperative complications
were evaluated.