This video shows the surgical technique for a single-port thymectomy through an infrasternal approach.
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April 15, 2015
The authors present the case of a 36-year-old female with a past medical history of myasthenia gravis not responding to medication. A thymectomy was planned via a left mini-thoracotomy approach.
April 6, 2015
This video demonstrates a subxiphoid single incision VATS resection of a non-MG B2 thymoma.
February 24, 2015
This video shows a VATS resection of a mediastinal mass through a single vertical incision.
January 15, 2015
Filmed at the 2014 STS Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, this roundtable discussion focuses on mediastinal staging for non-small cell lung cancer. Frank Detterbeck moderates this discussion with Moishe Liberman and Luis Herrera.
December 16, 2014
This video demonstrates the technique for performing a robot-assisted mediastinal mass resection for a bronchogenic cyst, and touches upon the pre-operatives studies, patient positioning, operative technique, and post-operative outcome.
August 18, 2014
2151 cases of surgery for thymomas were analyzed based on a retrospective EACTS database. Recurrence rate and survival were negatively associated with Masaoka stages III–IV, incomplete resection and non-thymoma histology, whereas adjuvant therapy after complete resection correlated to improved survival.
July 10, 2014
This video demonstrates the removal of a 10 cm anterior mediastinal teratoma through single incision VATS.
June 25, 2014
Predictors of resectability on preoperative CT were evaluated in 133 pts undergoing resection for thymoma over a 13 year period in a single institution. 60% of pts were Masaoka stage I or II. 17% of pts had an incomplete resection. On multivariate analysis, pleural nodularity and the degree of abutment of adjacent vessels predicted incomplete rese
June 25, 2014
This single institution study evaluated prognostic factors in 262 pts undergoing thymectomy for thymic tumors over a 25-year period. The majority of tumors were Masaoka stage II and the most common histology was WHO type B. 15 year survival was 91%. Recurrence was related to Masaoka stage and tumor size.