OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to analyze the 10-year results of thoracoscopic unilateral extended thymectomy (TUET) performed in nontumoral @entity1737 according to the @entity1737 Foundation of America recommendations. BACKGROUND DATA: Thoracoscopic unilateral extended thymectomy has the benefits of a minimally invasive approach. Previous data have shown promising midterm results but long-term results were lacking. METHODS: Two hundred forty @entity1 with nontumoral @entity1737 who underwent surgery between 1999 and 2009 were eligible for the study. The mean follow-up was of 67 months (range: 12-125), 134 @entity1 completed follow-up assessments more than 60 months after TUET. RESULTS: There were 39 males (16.3%) and 201 females (83.7%), with an age range from 8 to 60 years. The mean preoperative disease duration was 21.5 months. All @entity1 underwent preoperative @entity134 therapy. Anticholinesterase drugs were required for 123 @entity1 (51.3%), and immunosuppressive drugs were required for 87 (36.3%) @entity1 . The pathologic findings were as follows: normal thymus in 13 @entity1 (5.5%), involuted thymus in 65 @entity1 (27%), and @entity5072 thymus in 162 @entity1 (67.5%). The average weight of the thymus was 110    45 g. @entity12556 was found in 147 @entity1 (61.3%). There was no mortality, and morbidity consisted of 12 @entity1 (5%). Complete stable remission was achieved in 61% of the @entity1 , and the cumulative probability of achieving complete stable remission was 0.88 at 10 years. CONCLUSIONS: With zero mortality, low morbidity, and comparable long-term results to open surgery, TUET can be regarded as the best treatment option for @entity1 undergoing surgery for @entity1737 .

Ten-year results of thoracoscopic unilateral extended thymectomy performed in nonthymomatous XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity5072 :: ('MESH:D000796', 'Disease') :: ['hyperplastic'] @entity1737 :: ('MESH:D009157', 'Disease') :: ['myasthenia gravis', 'Myasthenia Gravis'] @entity134 :: ('CHEBI:35341', 'Chemical') :: ['steroid'] @entity12556 :: ('MESH:D002828', 'Disease') :: ['Ectopic thymic tissue']
@entity1737 :: (MESH:D009157,Disease) :: ['myasthenia gravis']
