Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Thymectomy Versus Subxiphoid Procedure
Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Thymectomy Versus Subxiphoid Thymectomy: Short- Term and Long- Term Results
The Second Hospital of Shandong University
100 participants
Jan 7, 2020
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Surgerys used in thymectomy for myasthenia gravis and anterior mediastinal tumours have become much less invasive in recent years. In our study, the surgical technique which resected the thymus below the xiphoid process and the technique which was regarded as conventional video- assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) thymectomy was compared.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- Thymoma with or without myasthenia gravis；
- Generalized myasthenia gravis not sensitive to conservative medicine treatment;
- Good cardiopulmonary function.
Exclusion Criteria2
- Cardiopulmonary function can't bear surgery;
- Generalized myasthenia gravis with MuSK(+).
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Interventions
Subxiphoid procedure for thymectomy
VATS procedure for thymectomy
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NCT04223466