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Case Reports
. 2011 Jul;2(3):190-1.
doi: 10.4103/0975-3583.85268.

Thymectomy through lateralized partial sternotomy

Prashant N Mohite  1 , Sandip Singh Rana, Prasanth Sadasivan, Swapnil Deshpande
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Case Reports

Thymectomy through lateralized partial sternotomy

Prashant N Mohite et al. J Cardiovasc Dis Res. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

A young woman with nonthymomic myasthenia gravis with failure of medical treatment was offered thymectomy through partial sternotomy. Shifting of vertical arm of "L" incision laterally avoids fracture of opposite sternal flange and provides better sternal stability postoperatively.

Keywords: Myasthenia gravis; partial sternotomy; thymectomy.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Unilateral partial sternotomy
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Figure 2
Exposure of thymus through the partial sternotomy
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