• Department of Thoracic Surgery,General Hospitalof Shenyang Military Command,Shenyang 110016,P. R. China;
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Objective To investigate application values and techniques of robot-assisted extended thymectomy for the treatment of typeⅠmyasthenia gravis (MG) using Da Vinci S system. Methods We retrospectively analyzed clinical data of 3 patients with MG who underwent robot-assisted extended thymectomy in General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command from March 2012 to September 2012. All the patients were ocular MG (typeⅠ) including 2 men (33 years and 66 years old respectively) and 1 woman (21 years old). Surgical outcomes were analyzed. Results All the 3 patients successfully received robot-assisted extended thymectomy without accessorial incisions. None of the patients required converting to open sternotomy or postoperative reexploration for bleeding. Intraoperative blood loss was 5-10 ml.Overall operation time was95-138 minutes, and thymoma dissection time was 26-80 minutes. No myasthenic crisis or other major postoperative complic-ation occurred. Postoperative chest drainage duration was 3-9 days and postoperative hospital stay was 10-15 days. Two patientswere followed up for 6-12 months after discharge without MG recurrence. Conclusion Robot-assisted extended thymectomy is safe and feasible for the treatment of typeⅠMG with satisfactory results.

Citation: WANG Shumin,LIBo,XU Shiguang,TONG Xiangdong,LIU Bo,LIU Xingchi,WANG Tong.. Robot-assisted Extended Thymectomy for TypeⅠMyasthenia Gravis Using Da Vinci S System. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2013, 20(6): 679-682. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.20130210 Copy

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