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Survival and autoimmune risks post-thymectomy [PDF]
Background and objectivesRecent studies have raised concerns about thymectomy's deleterious effects. However, this conclusion was not exclusive to patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). The objective of this study was to test this hypothesis in thymectomy
Irina Tsirkin+7 more
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Successful Management of Post-Thymectomy Pure Red Cell Aplasia with Rituximab: A Case Report [PDF]
Background: Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) is a rare cause of anemia characterized by decreased red blood cell production, often associated with thymomas.
Mohammed Abdulgayoom+5 more
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The neurological outcome in the patients with myasthenia gravis who underwent thymectomy via sternotomy and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) [PDF]
Background/Aim. Thymectomy is accepted in the surgical treatment of the patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). Earlier thymectomy via sternotomy has recently been replaced by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), which is less invasive.
Martić Vesna+2 more
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Robotic thymectomy: a review of techniques and results
Thymectomy is a well-established therapeutic option in the multidisciplinary treatment of nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis (MG) and in thymoma treatment.
Danilo Coco, Silvana Leanza
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Case Series: Clinical Impact of Plasmapheresis and Thymectomy on Early-Onset Myasthenia Gravis
Thymectomy is a common procedure performed in cases of myasthenia gravis (MG) with a thymoma or general MG that does not improve with medical therapy. This procedure is usually preceded by plasmapheresis to prevent the occurrence of myasthenic crisis and
Yusak M.T. Siahaan+3 more
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Risk Benefit Analysis of Routine Thymectomy for Differentiated Thyroid Cancers: A Systematic Review
Background Central compartment lymph node dissection (CLND) is a part of the surgical management of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Therapeutic CLND is done to address clinically significant central compartment nodes in patients with DTC, while ...
Pallvi Kaul+5 more
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The dilemma of thymectomy in myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease that affects the neuromuscular junction causing fluctuating weakness of skeletal muscles. It is considered a rare disease with an estimated prevalence of 7.77/100,000.
Pushpendra Nath Renjen+2 more
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Robotic thymectomy is an increasingly used modality. Patients who are candidates for traditional, open thymectomy are typically also candidates for robotic thymectomy, with the exception of patients with invasion of great vessels. Knowledge of and training on the robotic platform is critical for success.
Benjamin, Wei, Robert, Cerfolio
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Thymectomy is the most frequent surgical operation involving the mediastinum, both for the treatment of thymic tumors and for the multidisciplinary management of myasthenia gravis (MG). Different surgical approaches have been described, either traditional open approaches or minimally invasive ones.
Marulli, Giuseppe+2 more
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