Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Online ISSN : 2186-1005
Print ISSN : 1341-1098
ISSN-L : 1341-1098

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Extended Thymectomy via Videothoracoscopy-assisted Stepwise-access Sternotomy
Takashi Iwata, Takashi Yasuoka, Shoji Hanada, Yasuo Suehiro, Masayuki Sakaki, Akimitsu Nishibayashi, Takuya Miura
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Keywords: thymectomy, thoracoscopy, thymoma, surgery
JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS Advance online publication

Article ID: oa.10.01568

The final version of this article is now available: Vol. 17 (2011) , No. 4 p.337
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Abstract
A method of videothoracoscopy-assisted extended thymectomy procedure performed through a movable small access window is introduced. The access window can be moved stepwise and longitudinally alongside full sternotomy to be upon the dissection site. The majority of the thymectomy procedure can be directly viewed and operated from the moving window. However, partial and complete thoracoscopic maneuvers are required for dissection of the lateral-most region near the phrenic nerve and the upper poles of the thymus, respectively.

(Released on June 14, 2011, at ATCS Home Page as Online Advance Publication ahead of J-STAGE.)
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