Open AccessVideo-assissted thoracoscopic thymectomy: experiences from 103 Military Hospital
Author(s) -
Viet Le,
Nguyen Truong Giang Nguyen Van Nam
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ngoại khoa và phẫu thuật nội soi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1859-4506
DOI - 10.51199/vjsel.2018.4.3
Subject(s) - thymectomy , thymoma , medicine , myasthenia gravis , cosmesis , surgery , stage (stratigraphy) , thyroidectomy , general surgery , anesthesia , thyroid , paleontology , biology
: To investigate clinical and laboratory characteristics of thymoma and to evaluate the early results of VATS thymectomy for thymoma in Military Hospital 103.Material and Methods: Of 66 thymoma patients with or without myasthenia gravis (MG) underwent VATS thymectomy in Military Hospital 103, from 10/2013 to 5/2018 were enrolled.Results: The mean age was 47.94 ± 6.3. The male : female ratio was 1.0. MG was present in 86.4% patients, mostly at MG stage IIA. There was no in-hospital mortality or major postoperative complication. The mean operation time was 75 ± 35 min, intensive care length of stay 19 ± 5hr, and postoperative hospital length of stay was 6.5 ± 1.3 days.Conclusion: VATS thymectomy for thymoma in Vietnamese patients achieved better cosmesis, and was safe for both non-MG and MG patients.