Thoracoscopic thymectomy is a feasible and less invasive alternative for the surgical treatment of large thymomas | Zendy

Makoto Odaka | Zendy; You Tsukamoto | Zendy; Takamasa Shibasaki | Zendy; Daiki Katou | Zendy; Shohei Mori | Zendy; Hisatoshi Asano | Zendy; Makoto Yamashita | Zendy; Toshiaki Morikawa | Zendy

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Thoracoscopic thymectomy is a feasible and less invasive alternative for the surgical treatment of large thymomas

Author(s) -

Makoto Odaka,

You Tsukamoto,

Takamasa Shibasaki,

Daiki Katou,

Shohei Mori,

Hisatoshi Asano,

Makoto Yamashita,

Toshiaki Morikawa

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546

H-Index - 56

eISSN - 1569-9293

pISSN - 1569-9285

DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivx048

Subject(s) - thymoma , medicine , thymectomy , surgery , stage (stratigraphy) , cardiothoracic surgery , myasthenia gravis , gastroenterology , paleontology , biology

Thoracoscopic surgery is widely used for the surgical treatment of thymoma. However, large-sized thymomas are typically treated using open surgery. This study evaluated the feasibility of performing thoracoscopic thymectomy (TT) for thymoma ≥50 mm.

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