title: Robotic-assisted thymectomy.
abstract: Thymectomy is an established therapy for myasthenia gravis. Minimally invasive surgery for thymectomy has been reported, but not clearly shown to be equivalent to open resection. Robotic-assisted thymectomy may provide the benefit of a full resection of thymic tissue and anterior mediastinal tissue for the treatment of myasthenia gravis by a minimally invasive approach. We present a review of the experience of robotic thymectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
authors.forename: Shannon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Castle
authors.forename: Kemp H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kernstine
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000379:methods*