EVALUATION THE EARLY RESULTS OF THYMECTOMY BY ROBOT ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY FOT TREATMENT THYMOMA AT CHO RAY HOSPITAL

Đình Minh Thanh Đặng1,2, , Vũ Hữu Vĩnh1,2, Nguyễn Văn Nam2
1 Bệnh viện Chợ Rẫy
2 Học viện Quân y

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Abstract

Objectives: To eavluate the early results of robotic assisted thoracoscopic surgery for treatment thymoma at Cho Ray hospital. Patients and methods: Patients with thymoma underwent thymectomy by robotic assisted thoracoscopic surgery from january of 2020 to december of 2023 at Thoracic Surgery Department, Cho Ray hospital. Results: The mean age was 49.42  13.46 years, the female - to - male ratio was 1.39. Nineteen patients (44.2%) were affected by myasthenia gravis. Preoperative Perlo – Osserman class was I in 4 patients, IIA in 11 patients and IIB in 4 patients. The subxiphoid approach was highest (58.1%), the right – sided (14%) and the left – sided (27.9%). One patient (2.3%) required conversion to open approach because of injury of innominate veins. The mean operative time was 158.25  69.6 min (70 – 400 min). The operative time had no relation to tumor size, but having relation to Masaoka stage. Six patients (14%) had postoperative complications: Five patients with respiratory failure and 1 patient with pleural effusion. Mean tinme to chest drainage removal was 2.44  0.98 days (1 – 6 days). Mean hospital stay was 6.05  5.21 days (2 – 27 days). Conclusion: The robotic assisted thoracoscopic surgery has a range of advantages, which is feasible, safe and bring relatively good results for treatment thymoma.


Keywords: Thymoma; Robotic assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

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