Complications of robot-assisted thymectomy: A single-arm meta-analysis and systematic review.

Background: Recently, thymectomy using minimally invasive approaches has been increasing with the development of robotic video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (R-VATS). Although multimodal approach is effective for robot assisted thymectomy, it is necessary to determine the approach (left, right or subxiphoid) associated with the least complications.

Methods: An electronic retrieval from PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, GreyNet International and The Cochrane Library.

Signaling pathways of genetic variants and miRNAs in the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis.

Background: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder causing muscle weakness and characterized by a defect in synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junction. The pathogenesis of this disease remains unclear. We aimed to predict the key signaling pathways of genetic variants and miRNAs in the pathogenesis of MG, and identify the key genes among them.