Bilateral single-port thoracoscopic extended thymectomy for management of thymoma and myasthenia gravis: case report

Bilateral single-port thoracoscopic extended thymectomy for management of thymoma and myasthenia gravis: case report

Abstract Background Video-assisted thoracoscopy is become a widely accepted approach for the resection of anterior mediastinal masses, including thymoma. The current trend is to reduce the number of ports and minimize the length of incisions to further decrease postoperative pain, chest wall paresth...

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Main Authors: Francesco Paolo Caronia, Alfonso Fiorelli, Ettore Arrigo, Sebastiano Trovato, Mario Santini, Attilio Ignazio Lo Monte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Thymoma
Uniportal
Thoracoscopy
Myasthenia gravis
Bilateral
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-016-0547-3

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