Thymectomy is effective in the management of patients with MG at all stages with low morbidity. Patients with thymoma present a less favorable outcome.
The use of GIA staplers and pericardial sleeves to complete interlobar fissures for pulmonary lobectomy significantly reduces the duration of postoperative air leaks and hospital stay; no complications were associated with this technique.
Although it is technically demanding, lobectomy associated with bronchovascular reconstruction is feasible, with good immediate and long-term results, after induction chemotherapy.
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