Totally endoscopic robotic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis.
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.
Ashton
Robert C
RC
St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10019, USA. rashton@chpnet.org
McGinnis
Karen M
KM
Connery
Cliff P
CP
Swistel
Daniel G
DG
Ewing
Douglas R
DR
DeRose
Joseph J
JJ
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*