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ArticleFrontiers in surgery2026

Comparison of subxiphoid and lateral intercostal approaches for video-assisted thoracoscopic extended thymectomy: a retrospective cohort study.

Shuai Shi, Zhenlin Jiang, Zuxin Dong, Junting Chen, Jianhua Yan

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Shuai ShiDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The People's Hospital of Dazu, Chongqing, China.
Zhenlin JiangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Zuxin DongDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Junting ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Jianhua YanDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.

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Background: Video-assisted thoracoscopic extended thymectomy (VATET) is widely used for thymoma. This study compared perioperative, neurological, and short-term oncologic outcomes between subxiphoid and lateral intercostal approaches. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 168 patients who underwent VATET between January 2020 and May 2024. Patients were divided into the subxiphoid approach group (SA, Results: Baseline characteristics were comparable ( Conclusion: Both approaches are safe and feasible for VATET. The lateral intercostal approach improves operative efficiency, whereas the subxiphoid approach reduces early postoperative pain without affecting neurological or short-term oncologic outcomes.

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intercostal spacemyasthenia gravispostoperative painsubxiphoid approachsurgical outcomesthymectomythymomavideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

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