Comparing robotic and trans-sternal thymectomy for early-stage thymoma: a propensity score-matching study† | Zendy

Giuseppe Marulli | Zendy; Giovanni Maria Comacchio | Zendy; Marco Schiavon | Zendy; Alessandro Rebusso | Zendy; Marco Mammana | Zendy; Davide Zampieri | Zendy; Egle Perissinotto | Zendy; Federico Rea | Zendy

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Comparing robotic and trans-sternal thymectomy for early-stage thymoma: a propensity score-matching study†

Author(s) -

Giuseppe Marulli,

Giovanni Maria Comacchio,

Marco Schiavon,

Alessandro Rebusso,

Marco Mammana,

Davide Zampieri,

Egle Perissinotto,

Federico Rea

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezy075

Subject(s) - propensity score matching , thymectomy , thymoma , stage (stratigraphy) , matching (statistics) , medicine , surgery , myasthenia gravis , biology , pathology , paleontology

Minimally invasive techniques seem to be promising alternatives to open approaches in the surgical treatment of early-stage thymoma, although there are controversies because of lack of data on long-term results. The aim of the study was to evaluate the surgical and oncological results after robotic thymectomy for early-stage thymoma compared to median sternotomy.

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