Twitter Surgery Broadcast - Thymectomy - Removal of the Thymus

Henry Ford Health System interacts with the medical community by broadcasting surgeries on youtube and twitter. This is a video of a Thymectomy using robotic surgery techniques. The thymus has been resected and the surgeon is now removing it from the chest cavity through one of the small incisions made for robotic access. #hfhct

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Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) is a Michigan not-for-profit corporation governed by a 22-member Board of Trustees. Advisory and affiliate boards comprising 129 Trustee volunteer leaders provide vital links to the communities served by the System. HFHS is managed by Chief Executive Officer Nancy M. Schlichting.

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[HenryFordTV]

slblinkhorn -

This video was shot during a surgery that we were tweeting. The procedure was done laproscopically with a davinci robot. Unfortunately I don't recall the patient's condition.

[nanrasor]

I just had this surgery 4 days ago .... hope it works and relieves the symptoms of MG.

[NICKEYBLACK35]

@katelouiseeccarius ..I HAVE MG AND THEY WANT TO DO ANOTHER SURGERY CAUSE MY SYMPTOMS CAME BACK. BUT IM VERY SKEPTICAL

[slblinkhorn]

can't make out what they are saying. i am an mg patient and would like to hear it. also, was this non-invasive or did they open the chest cavity? was it just an enlarged thymus, or was there a tumor? i have had 2 surgeries, the second involved a tumor attached to the phrenic nerve (think first doc missed it). many questions, but interesting video...