Transsternal Thymectomy

Giulio Maurizi; Antonio D'Andrilli; Lorenzo Sommella; Federico Venuta; Erino A. Rendina

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1396083

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Table of Contents

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015; 63(03): 178-186
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1396083

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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Transsternal Thymectomy

Giulio Maurizi

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, University La Sapienza, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy

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Antonio D'Andrilli

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, University La Sapienza, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy

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Lorenzo Sommella

²Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy

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Federico Venuta

³Department of Thoracic Surgery, University La Sapienza, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy

⁴Lorillard Spencer-Cenci Foundation, Rome, Italy

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Erino A. Rendina

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, University La Sapienza, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy

⁴Lorillard Spencer-Cenci Foundation, Rome, Italy

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Abstract

Thymectomy is a well-established indication for management of myasthenia gravis and it represents the most effective treatment for thymic tumors. The traditional surgical approach is median sternotomy. More recently, different less-invasive surgical approaches for thymectomy have been proposed as an alternative to open surgery. This article discusses the main technical aspects and results of literature.

Keywords

transsternal thymectomy - thymoma - myasthenia gravis

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