Thymic minimally invasive surgery: state of the art across the world-Europe

José Ramon Matilla; Walter Klepetko; Bernhard Moser

doi:10.21037/jovs.2017.04.01

Thymic minimally invasive surgery: state of the art across the world-Europe

J Vis Surg. 2017 May 16:3:70. doi: 10.21037/jovs.2017.04.01. eCollection 2017.

Authors

José Ramon Matilla¹, Walter Klepetko¹, Bernhard Moser¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Abstract

In this brief review of selected peer-reviewed literature on thymic minimally-invasive surgery (MIS) we sought to identify if there is a unique approach to thymic MIS on the European continent.

Keywords: Thymectomy; minimally-invasive surgery (MIS); robotic surgery; thoracoscopy.

Publication types

Review