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  • Title: [Nine myasthenia gravis cases of thoracoscopic extended thymectomy].
    Author: Aoki M, Nagata T, Umehara T, Suzuki S, Harada A, Wakida K, Otsuka T, Kariatsumari K, Sakasegawa K, Nakamura Y, Sato M.
    Journal: Kyobu Geka; 2012 Oct; 65(11):960-3. PubMed ID: 23023540.
    Abstract:
    The indication of thoracoscopic excision of mediastinal tumor at our department is benign tumor or noninvasive thymoma diagnosed before surgery. For myasthenia gravis, thoracoscopic extended thymectomy is performed with a bilateral thoracic approach using a laparolift, and this procedure is indicated for cases with complication of thymoma with a tumor size up to 5 cm. We performed thoracoscopic extended thymectomy in 9 myasthenia gravis patients between January and October 2011, and achieved favorable postoperative courses with no development of major complications so far. However,surgery required a long time compared to the conventional extended thymectomy employing median sternotomy, showing that further modification of the surgical procedure and improvement of the surgical skill are necessary. We report the details of thoracoscopic extended thymectomy with a bilateral thoracic approach for 9 myasthenia gravis patients performed at our department.
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