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. 2000 Oct;70(4):1423-4; discussion 1425.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01749-5.

Reversed-T upper mini-sternotomy for extended thymectomy in myasthenic patients

J G Grandjean  1 , M Lucchi, M A Mariani
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Reversed-T upper mini-sternotomy for extended thymectomy in myasthenic patients

J G Grandjean et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 Oct.

Abstract

A minimally invasive approach for extended thymectomy in myasthenic patients is described. Through an 8- to 10-cm midline skin incision with a reversed-T upper mini-sternotomy, an extended thymectomy was performed. The mediastinal fat was removed beginning from the diaphragm up to the thyroid gland, and to each phrenic nerve, laterally. Extended thymectomy through a reversed-T upper mini-sternotomy warrants complete excision of thymic tissue while allowing a short hospitalization and good cosmetic result.

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