Assessment of length of stay and cost of minimally invasive versus open thymectomies in patients with myasthenia gravis in Florida | Zendy

Rocio CastilloLarios | Zendy; Daniel HernandezRojas | Zendy; Aaron Spaulding | Zendy; Alejandra Yu LeeMateus | Zendy; Priyanka Pulipaka | Zendy; Dorin Colibaseanu | Zendy; Mathew Thomas | Zendy; Sebastián Fernández-Bussy | Zendy; Ian A. Makey | Zendy

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Assessment of length of stay and cost of minimally invasive versus open thymectomies in patients with myasthenia gravis in Florida

Author(s) -

Rocio CastilloLarios,

Daniel HernandezRojas,

Aaron Spaulding,

Alejandra Yu LeeMateus,

Priyanka Pulipaka,

Dorin Colibaseanu,

Mathew Thomas,

Sebastián Fernández-Bussy,

Ian A. Makey

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

gland surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.643

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 2227-8575

pISSN - 2227-684X

DOI - 10.21037/gs-22-83

Subject(s) - thymectomy , medicine , myasthenia gravis , perioperative , invasive surgery , retrospective cohort study , surgery , cohort , open surgery

Thymectomy has become a standard component in treatment for myasthenia gravis. The best surgical approach is still subject to debate. Minimally invasive surgery may have a lower mortality and morbidity rate, improved cosmetic results, and equivalent efficacy at improving neurologic symptoms to open approaches. We compared the perioperative outcomes and cost between the two techniques.

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