Thymectomy through lateralized partial sternotomy

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mohite, Prashant N., Rana, Sandip Singh, Sadasivan, Prasanth, Deshpande, Swapnil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd 2011
Materias:
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195200/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22022149
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-3583.85268
Descripción
Sumario: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.

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