Thymectomy

Standard Terms, Definitions, and Policies for Minimally Invasive Resection of Thymoma

Alper Toker, Joshua Sonett, Marcin Zieliński, Federico Rea, Victor Tomulescu, Frank Detterbeck

Citations: 191 • 2011

Early experience with robot-assisted surgery for mediastinal masses

Johannes Bodner, Heinz Wykypiel, Andreas Greiner, W Kirchmayr, Martin Clemens Freund, Raimund Margreiter, Thomas Schmid

Citations: 184 • 2004

Comparison of robotic and nonrobotic thoracoscopic thymectomy: A cohort study

Jens C. Rückert, Marc Swierzy, Mahmoud Ismail

Citations: 171 • 2011

Experience With the “Da Vinci” Robotic System for Thymectomy in Patients With Myasthenia Gravis: Report of 33 Cases

Federico Rea, Giuseppe Marulli, Luigi Bortolotti, Paolo Feltracco, Andrea Zuin

Citations: 162 • 2006

Starting a Robotic Program in General Thoracic Surgery: Why, How, and Lessons Learned

Robert J. Cerfolio, Ayesha S. Bryant, Douglas J. Minnich

Citations: 151 • 2011

Robot-aided thoracoscopic thymectomy for early-stage thymoma: A multicenter European study

Giuseppe Marulli, Federico Rea, Franca Melfi, Thomas Schmid, Mahmoud Ismail, Olivia Fanucchi, Florian Augustin, Marc Swierzy, Francesco Chiara, Alfredo Mussi, Jens C. Rueckert

Citations: 147 • 2012

A Practical Approach to Managing Patients With Myasthenia Gravis—Opinions and a Review of the Literature

Maria Elena Farrugia, John A. Goodfellow

Citations: 125 • 2020

A systematic review of robotic versus open and video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) approaches for thymectomy

Katie E. O’Sullivan, Usha Kreaden, April E. Hebert, Donna Eaton, Karen Redmond

Citations: 122 • 2019

<i>Thoracoscopic Thymectomy with the da Vinci Robotic System for Myasthenia Gravis</i>

Jens C. Rückert, Mahmoud Ismail, Marc Swierzy, H. K. Sobel, Patrik Rogalla, Andreas Meisel, Klaus D. Wernecke, Ralph I. Rückert, J. M. Müller

Citations: 113 • 2008

Surgical and neurologic outcomes after robotic thymectomy in 100 consecutive patients with myasthenia gravis

Giuseppe Marulli, Marco Schiavon, Egle Perissinotto, Antonella Bugana, Francesco Chiara, Alessandro Rebusso, Federico Rea

Citations: 109 • 2013

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery versus Robotic-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Thymectomy

Florian Augustin, Thomas Schmid, Michael Sieb, Paolo Lucciarini, Johannes Bodner

Citations: 106 • 2008

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the surgical treatment of Masaoka stage I thymoma

Bo Ye, Jicheng Tantai, Wang Li, Xiaoxiao Ge, Jian Feng, Ming Cheng, Heng Zhao

Citations: 84 • 2013

A national analysis of open versus minimally invasive thymectomy for stage I to III thymoma

Chi‐Fu Jeffrey Yang, Jacob Hurd, Shivani A. Shah, Douglas Z. Liou, Hanghang Wang, Leah M. Backhus, Natalie S. Lui, Thomas A. D’Amico, Joseph B. Shrager, Mark F. Berry

Citations: 83 • 2019

Optimal surgical approach to thymic malignancies: New trends challenging old dogmas

Enrico Ruffini, Pier Luigi Filosso, Francesco Guerrera, Paolo Olivo Lausi, Paraskevas Lybéris, A Oliaro

Citations: 83 • 2018

A comparison of outcomes after robotic open extended thymectomy for myasthenia gravis☆

Ferguel Cakar, Philipp Werner, Florian Augustin, Thomas Schmid, Astrid Wolf‐Magele, Michael Sieb, Johannes Bodner

Citations: 81 • 2007

Robotic Thymectomy Is Feasible for Large Thymomas: A Propensity-Matched Comparison

Peter J. Kneuertz, Mohamed Kamel, Brendon M. Stiles, Benjamin E. Lee, Mohamed Rahouma, Abu Nasar, Nasser K. Altorki, Jeffrey L. Port

Citations: 79 • 2017

Robot-assisted thymectomy is superior to transsternal thymectomy

Benny Weksler, Jonathan Tavares, Timothy E. Newhook, Christopher E. Greenleaf, James T. Diehl

Citations: 77 • 2011

Multi-institutional European experience of robotic thymectomy for thymoma.

Giuseppe Marulli, Jos G. Maessen, Franca Melfi, Thomas Schmid, Marlies Keijzers, Olivia Fanucchi, Florian Augustin, Giovanni Maria Comacchio, Alfredo Mussi, Monique Hochstenbag, Federico Rea

Citations: 74 • 2016

Totally endoscopic robotic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis

Robert C. Ashton, Karen McGinnis, Cliff P. Connery, Daniel G. Swistel, Douglas Ewing, Joseph J. DeRose

Citations: 70 • 2003

Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis

Yener Aydın, Ali Bilal Ulaş, Vahit Mutlu, Abdürrahim Çolak, Atilla Eroğlu

Citations: 69 • 2017