Totally endoscopic robotic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The current recommendations for treating myasthenia gravis include surgical thymectomy for patients between puberty and 60 years of age. This is a report of a new method for surgical thymectomy using the robotic da Vinci surgical system for a totally endoscopic approach. This new procedure combines the potential advantages of minimally invasive methods with the efficacy of open procedures.
Medical subject headings
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Robotics
- Thoracoscopy
- Thymectomy