title: Totally endoscopic robotic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis.
abstract: The current recommendations for treating myasthenia gravis include surgical thymectomy for patients between puberty and 60 years of age. This is a report of a new method for surgical thymectomy using the robotic da Vinci surgical system for a totally endoscopic approach. This new procedure combines the potential advantages of minimally invasive methods with the efficacy of open procedures.
authors.affiliation: St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10019, USA. rashton@chpnet.org
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Ashton
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: McGinnis
authors.forename: Cliff P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Connery
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Swistel
authors.forename: Douglas R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Ewing
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: DeRose
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000379:methods*