Table 1. Literature data on minimally invasive thymectomy for MG.
| Author, year | Sample size | Approach | Side | Operative time (minutes) | Conversion rate (%) | Mortality (%) | Morbidity (%) | Follow-up | CSR (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomulescu, 2006 | 107 | VATS | R/L | 90 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 34.6 | 15 |
| Sauchenco, 2002 | 38 | VATS | R | NR | 2.6 | 0 | NR | 53 | 14 |
| Mineo, 2000 | 31 | VATS | L | 165 | 3.2 | 0 | NR | 39.6 | 36 |
| Rückert, 2011 | 79 | VATS | L | 198 | 1.3 | 0 | 2.5 | 42 | 20.3 |
| 74 | Robotic | L | 187 | 1.4 | 0 | 2.7 | 42 | 39.3 | |
| Marulli, 2013 | 100 | Robot | L | 120a | 0 | 0 | 6 | 67a | 28.5 |
| Cakar, 2013 | 9 | Robot | R | 154a | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13a | NR |
| 10 | Open | − | 110a | − | 0 | 30 | 74a | NR | |
| Liu, 2015 | 31 | VATS | Bilat | 169 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5.2ab | 46.6 |
| 72 | VATS | R | 152 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.2ab | 46.6 | |
| Lee, 2011 | 55 | VATS | Bilat | 112 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 | NR | NR |
| 59 | Open | − | 130 | − | 0 | 5 | NR | NR | |
| Keating, 2011 | 57 | VATS | R | NR | 0 | 1.8 | 14 | 36 | 28 |
MG, myasthenia gravis; VATS, video assisted thoracoscopic surgery; CSR, complete stable remission rate. Side: R, right; L, left; bilat, bilateral. Operative time is expressed as a mean, unless otherwise stated. Follow-up period is expressed as a mean in months, unless otherwise stated. NR, not reported; a, median; b, years.