Standardized definitions and policies of minimally invasive thymoma resection


Toker A.

ANNALS OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, cilt.4, sa.6, ss.535-539, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319x.2015.10.02
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.535-539
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A wide range of technical approaches for the minimally invasive resection of thymus have been described. Most of the time, the benefits are superior cosmetic outcome and shorter duration of postoperative stay. Other demonstrable differences that have been reported include shorter duration of surgery, less intraoperative blood loss and less postoperative pleural drainage. Robotic surgery and video-assisted surgery (VATS) may become routinely used procedures in the treatment of stage I and II thymomas.