<div class="page" title="Page 1"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <h2>Abstract</h2> Introduction: To investigate clinical and laboratory characteristics of thymoma and to evaluate the early results of VATS thymectomy for thymoma in Military Hospital 103. Material and Methods: Of 66 thymoma patients with or without myasthenia gravis (MG) underwent VATS thymectomy in Military Hospital 103, from 10/2013 to 5/2018 were enrolled. Results: The mean age was 47.94 ± 6.3. The male : female ratio was 1.0. MG was present in 86.4% patients, mostly at MG stage IIA. There was no in-hospital mortality or major postoperative complication. The mean operation time was 75 ± 35 min, intensive care length of stay 19 ± 5hr, and postoperative hospital length of stay was 6.5 ± 1.3 days. Conclusion: VATS thymectomy for thymoma in Vietnamese patients achieved better cosmesis, and was safe for both non-MG and MG patients. <div class="page" title="Page 1"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <strong>Keyword:</strong> Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, Myasthenia gravis, Thymectomy. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!--more--> <a href="https://vjsel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/số-4-tập-8-2018-31-36.pdf">Download PDF File</a>