DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Robot-assisted Thymectomy with the 'da Vinci' Surgical System in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis -A case report-

중증 근무력증 환자에서 da Vinci 로봇을 이용한 흉선절제술 -1예 보고-

  • Yi, Jung-Hoon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Medical Center, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) ;
  • Jeong, Sang-Seok (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Medical Center, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) ;
  • Woo, Jong-Soo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Medical Center, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) ;
  • Cho, Gwang-Jo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Medical Center, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) ;
  • Bang, Jung-Hee (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Medical Center, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) ;
  • Choi, Pill-Jo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Medical Center, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) ;
  • Park, Kwon-Jae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Medical Center, College of Medicine, Dong-A University)
  • 이정훈 (동아대학교 의과대학 동아대학교병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 정상석 (동아대학교 의과대학 동아대학교병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 우종수 (동아대학교 의과대학 동아대학교병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 조광조 (동아대학교 의과대학 동아대학교병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 방정희 (동아대학교 의과대학 동아대학교병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 최필조 (동아대학교 의과대학 동아대학교병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 박권재 (동아대학교 의과대학 동아대학교병원 흉부외과학교실)
  • Received : 2010.04.12
  • Accepted : 2010.08.17
  • Published : 2010.10.05

Abstract

In the treatment of myasthenia gravis, thymectomy is generally accepted as the standard of therapy. For thymectomy, there have been various conventional open approaches including sternal splitting, but recently minimally invasive approaches have been increasingly applied. A 28-year-old man presenting with weakness of both hands and fatigability was diagnosed as having myasthenia gravis with thymic hyperplasia. He underwent a robot-assisted thymectomy with the 'da Vinci' surgical system. Through the right thoracic cavity, two thirds of the thymic gland was dissected, and the remainder was resected through the left; these procedures took, respectively, 1 hour and 30 minutes. The patient was discharged on the 8th postoperative day without complications. The minimally invasive approach with the 'da Vinci' surgical system is emerging as a popular choice and various advantages have been reported. Here we report the first successful case of robot-assisted thymectomy.

중증 근무력증의 치료법으로서 흉선절제술은 효과가 입증된 표준 치료법 중 하나로 받아들여지고 있다. 흉선절제 수술법은 종래에 시행되던 흉골절개나 혹은 다른 개흉 수술법에 반해 최근 최소 침습 수술법이 시도되고 있다. 증례는 28세 남자로, 양손의 위약감 및 피로감을 호소하여 검사 결과 흉선 과형성을 동반한 중증 근무력증으로 진단하였고, da Vinci 로봇을 이용하여 흉선절제술을 시행하였다. 수술은 좌우 흉강을 통해 양측으로 접근하여, 우측에서 흉선의 2/3를 절제하고 좌측에서 나머지를 절제하였으며, 소요시간은 각각 1시간, 30분이었다. 환자는 술후 8일째 합병증 없이 퇴원하였다. 최소 침습 흉선절제술로서 da Vinci 로봇을 이용한 수술법이 국외에서 시도되고 있지만 국내에는 아직 보고된 바가 없어, 본원에서 수행한 성공적인 경험을 보고하는 바이다.

Keywords

References

  1. Cakar F, Werner P, Augustin F, et al. A comparison of outcomes after robotic open extended thymectomy for myasthenia gravis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:501-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.12.016
  2. Takanami I, Abiko T, Koizumi S. Therapeutic outcomes in thymectomied patients with myasthenia gravis. Ann Thorac Surg 2009;15:373-7.
  3. Gronseth GS, Barohn RJ. Practice parameter: thymectomy for autoimmune myasthenia gravis (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology 2000;55:7-15. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.55.1.7
  4. Gold R, Schneider-Gold C. Current and future standards in treatment of myasthenia gravis. Neurotherapeutics 2008;5: 535-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurt.2008.08.011
  5. Juel VC, Massey JM. Myasthenia gravis. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007;2:44. https://doi.org/10.1186/1750-1172-2-44
  6. Fleck T, Fleck M, Muller M, et al. Extended videoscopic robotic thymectomy with the da Vinci telemanipulator for the treatment of myasthenia gravis: the Vienna experience. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2009;9:784-7. https://doi.org/10.1510/icvts.2009.202531
  7. Rea F, Bortolotti L, Girardi R, et al. Thoracoscopic thymectomy with the 'da Vinci' surgical system in patient with myasthenia gravis. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2003;2: 70-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1569-9293(02)00104-4
  8. Bodner J, Wykypiel H, Wetscher G, et al. First experiences with the da Vinci operating robot in thoracic surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2004;25:844-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.02.001