Is chest tube drainage necessary after subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy?

Abstract Background Subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy has been increasingly performed in recent years. This study aimed to assess the differences in outcomes between subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy with and without chest tube drainage. Methods Overall, 205 subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy o...

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Main Authors: Jiaduo Li, Guoyan Qi, Xiaohe Zhang, Xuguang Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-020-01102-5