Publications by authors named "Hai-Wei Sang"
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- The study examines the effectiveness of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) in removing thymomas, comparing it to traditional surgery methods like lateral thoracotomy (LTA) and median sternotomy (MSA).
- A total of 103 patients were analyzed, with varying stages of thymoma and some also experiencing myasthenia gravis (MG), and the outcomes including postoperative survival and MG improvement were tracked.
- Results indicated that while VATS showed advantages like shorter drainage time and hospital stays, the improvement in MG was similar across all surgical methods; overall, the survival rates for all patients remained high at 91% within 5 and 10 years.
Background: Palmar hyperhidrosis involves excessive sweating of the palms, with no known etiology. Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) is a safe and effective treatment for palmar hyperhidrosis, but compensatory hyperhidrosis is a common complication after ETS, leading to reduced patient satisfaction and postoperative quality of life. However, the appropriate level of the sympathetic chain to target with ETS to achieve maximum efficacy and reduce the risk of compensatory hyperhidrosis (CH) is controversial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNatural killer (NK) cells, which can exert early and powerful anti-tumour and anti-viral responses, are important components of the innate immune system. DNAX accessory molecule-1 (DNAM-1) is an activating receptor molecule expressed on the surface of NK cells. Recent findings suggest that DNAM-1 is a critical regulator of NK cell biology.
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