Author Description

The first edition of Minimally Invasive Thymectomy was developed and executed by honorary editor Jianxing He who brings an international reputation for the development of minimally invasive thymectomy, single-port, and subxiphoid approach for the thoracic disease. This book is a collection of 46 published articles on AME journal written by leading experts in minimally invasive thymectomy. The topics of this textbook divided into three major sections. These include: “Summary of Minimally Invasive Thymectomy”; “VATS Thymectomy”; and “Robotic Thymectomy.” Each section includes recently published clinical articles with up-to-date surgical techniques for minimally invasive thymectomy by expert thoracic surgeons. The authors discuss their clinical experiences and cases of minimally invasive thymectomy including VATS and robotic surgery with various innovative techniques. This book is a resource well suited to the thoracic surgeon and their young trainees, who are willing to perform the minimally invasive approach for the thymic disease. The numerous illustration and figures for surgical approach will give guidance for the thoracic surgeons to complete their surgery successfully and reduce the learning period of various minimally invasive approach for thymectomy. Furthermore, this book includes the recently up-to-date outcomes of VATS and robotic thymectomy to provide evidence to their clinical field.