The initial results of thoracoscopic thymectomy for thymoma in military hospital 103

Nguyen Khanh, Nguyen Van Nam, Nguyen Ngoc Trung, Le Viet Anh, Tran Thanh Binh, Lai Hop Hau, Vu Anh Hai, Dang Tuan Nghia, Phan Duy Nguyen, Nguyen Truong Giang

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53 thymoma patients with or without myasthenia gravis (MG) who underwent VATS thymectomy in Military hospital 103, from 10/2013 to 07/2017. The mean age was 46.5 – 7.1; the male/female ratio was 1.2; MG was presented in 84.9% of patients, mostly at MG stage IIA. There was no in-hospital mortality or major postoperative complication. The mean operative time was 65 mins, intensive care length of stay 22 – 5hrs, and postoperative in-hospital length of stay 7.5 – 1.7 days. Thoracoscopic thymectomy for thymoma in Vietnamese patients achieved better cosmesis, and was safe for both non-MG and MG patients.

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