Chest Surgery Associates

Thymectomy

Thymectomy - Robotic Removal of the Thymus Gland

We have Indias largest experience in surgical removal of thymus gland (Thymectomy) using the state-of-art da Vinci Surgical Robot. This procedure requires only a few small incisions, which avoid a sternotomy (large incision that separates chest bone) and get back to your life earlier and with much better quality of life compared to open surgery.

Thymus is a gland located in the middle of upper chest between the sternum (Breast Bone) and heart and possibly because of its central location in the upper chest between the lungs and next to the heart, ancient Greeks thought it might be the seat of the soul or the emotions.It wasnt until 1961 that medical science began to understand the actual functions of the thymus and its crucial relationship to the early development of the immune system.

The most common reasons for a thymectomy are related to:-

  • Myasthenia gravis (MG), an autoimmune disease that causes abnormal muscle fatigue. People with Myasthenia Gravis typically have little energy and suffer from weak, droopy or quickly tiring muscles. For example one or more sagging eyelids are often symptomatic of Myasthenia Gravis.
  • Thymoma, a cancer of the internal surface cells of the thymus.

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