Minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of patients with thymic tumors

Vetshev P.S.; Ablitsov A.Yu.; Sanadze A.G.; Ablitsov Yu.A.; Kriachko V.S.; Lukyanov P.A.; Magomedov B.A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/onkolog201870615

Vetshev P.S.

N.I. Pirogov National medical surgical center, Moscow, Russia

Ablitsov A.Yu.

Pirogov National Medical and Surgical Center, Moscow, Russia

Sanadze A.G.

GKB #51, Moskovskiĭ miastenicheskiĭ tsentr

Ablitsov Yu.A.

Pirogov National Medical and Surgical Center, Moscow, Russia

Kriachko V.S.

N.I. Pirogov National Medical Surgical Center, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia

Lukyanov P.A.

N.I. Pirogov National Medical Surgical Center, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia

Magomedov B.A.

N.I. Pirogov National Medical Surgical Center, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia

Minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of patients with thymic tumors

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Vetshev P.S., Ablitsov A.Yu., Sanadze A.G., Ablitsov Yu.A., Kriachko V.S., Lukyanov P.A., Magomedov B.A.

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Journal: P.A. Herzen Journal of Oncology. 2018;7(6): 5‑11

DOI: 10.17116/onkolog201870615

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Vetshev PS, Ablitsov AYu, Sanadze AG, Ablitsov YuA, Kriachko VS, Lukyanov PA, Magomedov BA. Minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of patients with thymic tumors. P.A. Herzen Journal of Oncology. 2018;7(6):5‑11. (In Russ.)
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Objective — to comparatively analyze the results of surgical treatment in patients with thymic tumors via sternotomy and thoracotomy (ST), videothoracoscopic (VTS), and robot-assisted (RA) interventions. Material and methods. The results of surgical treatment were analyzed in 138 patients (65 men and 73 women, mean age was 50.5±12.7 years (range 19—81 years) with thymic neoplasms. ST, VTS, and RA were performed in 78, 47, and 13 patients, respectively. Results. The mean duration of thymomthymectomy (TTE) by ST, VTS, and RA was 91.2±33.4, 93.6±25.5 and 142.7±26.9 min, respectively. After CT, 6 (7.7%) patients had postoperative complications, 2 (2.6%) had a fatal outcome. Following VTS, the postoperative period was complicated in one patient. The length of hospital stay after ST, VTS, and RA TTE was 10.1±3.6, 6.6±1.9, and 6.3±1.4 days, respectively. No long-term locoregional recurrences and disease progression were found. Good effects (A and B) were achieved after VTS, RA, and ST TTE in 20.0, 27.3, and 8.4% of cases, respectively. Conclusion. The investigation has demonstrated the safety and efficiency of minimally invasive technologies in the surgical treatment of patients with thymomas and the advantages of VTS and RA TTE over CT TTE.

Keywords:

thymoma

myasthenia

thymomthymectomy

minimally invasive technologies

videothoracoscopy

robot-assisted operations

Authors:

Vetshev P.S.

N.I. Pirogov National medical surgical center, Moscow, Russia

Ablitsov A.Yu.

Pirogov National Medical and Surgical Center, Moscow, Russia

Sanadze A.G.

GKB #51, Moskovskiĭ miastenicheskiĭ tsentr

Ablitsov Yu.A.

Pirogov National Medical and Surgical Center, Moscow, Russia

Kriachko V.S.

N.I. Pirogov National Medical Surgical Center, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia

Lukyanov P.A.

N.I. Pirogov National Medical Surgical Center, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia

Magomedov B.A.

N.I. Pirogov National Medical Surgical Center, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia

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