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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Bilateral thoracoscopic thymectomy using a novel positioning system.

Alfonso FiorelliFrancesco Paolo CaroniaAttilio Ignazio Lo Monte

subject

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineAdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentmedicine.medical_treatmentMyasthenia gravis thoracic surgery video-assisted thymectomy thymus glandMyasthenia graviPatient positioningExtended thymectomyThymus GlandPatient PositioningYoung AdultmedicineHumansVideo assistedThoracoscopic thymectomyvideo-assistedbusiness.industryThoracic Surgery Video-AssistedMedicine (all)General MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseThymectomythoracic surgeryMyasthenia gravisSurgeryThymectomySettore MED/18 - Chirurgia GeneraleDissectionCardiothoracic surgerySurgeryFemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessHuman

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Several techniques of bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic extended thymectomy have been proposed, and each has its own proponents. We summarize our experience in 20 patients who underwent bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic extended thymectomy, using a new patient positioning that amplifies the thoracoscopic view of the cardiophrenic regions which are often difficult to visualize with standard techniques. In all cases, en-bloc thymectomy with complete dissection of the mediastinal fatty tissue was achieved without sternal retractors or additional incisions.

10.1177/0218492313508563https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24887902