Thymectomy via parasternal approach in patients with miasthenia

A new approach for thymectomy in case of mediastinal shifting is proposed. Parasternal access provides optimal conditions for performing an adequate thymectomy, does not require single lung ventilation and could be used after previously performed pneumonectomy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: O. V. Pikin, A. B. Ryabov, O. A. Alexandrov, N. I. Shcherbakova, N. A. Khrushcheva
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University 2021-08-01
Series:Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова
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Online Access:https://www.vestnik-grekova.ru/jour/article/view/1591