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ArticleGland surgery2020

Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy: the glove-port with carbon dioxide insufflation.

Majed Refai, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Gian Marco Guiducci, Alberto Roncon, Michela Tiberi, Francesco Xiumè, Michele Salati, Marco Andolfi

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Article in Gland surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Majed RefaiUnit of Thoracic Surgery, AOU Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy.
Diego Gonzalez-RivasDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Coruña University Hospital, Coruña, Spain.
Gian Marco GuiducciUnit of Thoracic Surgery, AOU Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy.
Alberto RonconUnit of Thoracic Surgery, AOU Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy.
Michela TiberiUnit of Thoracic Surgery, AOU Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy.
Francesco XiumèUnit of Thoracic Surgery, AOU Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy.
Michele SalatiUnit of Thoracic Surgery, AOU Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy.
Marco AndolfiUnit of Thoracic Surgery, AOU Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti · ITShanghai Pulmonary Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSince 2004, uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) approach was progressively widespread and also applied in the treatment of thymoma, with promising results. We report the first series of patients who undergone uniportal VATS thymectomy using a homemade glove-port with carbon dioxide (CO

methodsA prospective, single-centre, short-term observational study including patients with mediastinal tumours undergoing scheduled uniportal VATS resection using a glove-port with CO

resultsThirty-eight patients (20 men; mean age 61.6 years) underwent ET between September 2016 and October 2019. Thirteen patients had a history of Myasthenia Gravis (MG) with thymoma and 8 had incidental findings of thymoma. Additionally, 8 mediastinal cysts and 9 thymic hyperplasia were included. Mean diameter of the tumor was 5.1 cm (range, 1.6-14 cm) and mean operation time was 143 minutes. Mean postoperative drainage duration and hospital stay were 2.3 and 4.3 days, respectively. Mean blood loss was 41 mL. There was no occurrence of surgical morbidity or mortality. During the follow-up period (1-36 months), no recurrence was noted.

conclusionsOur results suggest that uniportal VATS thymectomy through glove-port and CO

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Glove-portmyasthenia gravis (MG)thymectomyuniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomyvideo-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)

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PMID32953596
PMCPMC7475351
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