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Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis

Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019
In recent years, thymectomy has become a widespread procedure in the treatment of myasthenia gravis (MG). Likelihood of remission was highest in preoperative mild disease classification (Osserman classification 1, 2A).
Yener Aydin, Ali Bilal Ulas, Vahit Mutlu, Abdurrahim Colak, Atilla Eroglu   +4 more
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Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: Video-assisted versus transsternal

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2014
Thymectomy may benefit patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) or myasthenia with thymomas. Currently, video-assisted (VA) thoracic surgery is popular and plays an important role in thymectomy.
Chien-Ming Lo, Hung-I. Lu, Ming-Jang Hsieh, Shao-Shuan Lee, Jen-Ping Chang   +4 more
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Thymoma‐associated myasthenia gravis: Clinical features and predictive value of antiacetylcholine receptor antibodies in the risk of recurrence of thymoma

Thoracic Cancer, 2021
Background Thymoma‐associated myasthenia gravis (TAMG) is one of the subtypes of myasthenia gravis with autoantibodies against the acetylcholine receptor (AChR‐Ab).
Anna De Rosa, Marco Fornili, Michelangelo Maestri Tassoni, Melania Guida, Laura Baglietto, Loredana Petrucci, Antonio Chella, Franca Melfi, Marco Lucchi, Roberta Ricciardi   +9 more
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Effect Evaluation of Subxiphoid and Intercostal Thymectomy: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
BackgroundIt still remains unclear whether subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (SVATS) thymectomy is safe and reasonable. This meta-analysis aims at assessing the effectiveness and safety of SVATS for thymoma in comparison with that of ...
Hailong Wang, Miao Wang, Ning Xin, Rongqiang Wei, Kenan Huang, Kenan Huang   +5 more
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Effects of thymectomy on late-onset non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis: systematic review and meta-analysis

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2021
Background The effects of thymectomy on late-onset non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis (NTMG) remain controversial. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review in order to answer two questions pertinent to late-onset NTMG: (1) do ...
Jinwei Zhang, Yuan Chen, Hui Zhang, Zhaoyu Yang, Peng Zhang   +4 more
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Meta-analysis of subxiphoid approach versus lateral approach for thoracoscopic Thymectomy

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Background Compared with traditional open surgery for thymectomy, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) reduces hospital stay, decreases postoperative pain, and recovers faster. VATS has become increasingly popular in the past decade.
Jiaduo Li, Guoyan Qi, Yaling Liu, Xuguang Zheng, Xiaohe Zhang   +4 more
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Pure Red Cell Aplasia and Other Haematological Diseases Associated With Thymoma: A Case Series and Systematic Review

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Background: Thymoma-associated haematological diseases (HDs), such as pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) and Good's syndrome, are extremely rare, and due to the paucity of large-scale studies, the characteristics, remission after thymectomy, and long-term ...
Chih-Chieh Yen, Chih-Chieh Yen, Wei-Li Huang, Sin-Syue Li, Ya-Ping Chen, Yau-Lin Tseng, Yi-Ting Yen, Chang-Yao Chu, Ya-Ting Hsu, Tsai-Yun Chen   +9 more
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Thymectomy versus Tumor Resection for Early-stage Thymic Malignancies: A Chinese Alliance for Research in Thymomas (ChART) Retrospective Database Analysis

Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer, 2016
Background and objective To evaluate the surgical outcomes of tumor resection with or without total thymectomy for thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) using the Chinese Alliance for Research in Thymomas (ChART) retrospective database.
Zhitao GU, Jianhua FU, Yi SHEN, Yucheng WEI, Lijie TAN, Peng ZHANG, Yongtao HAN, Chun CHEN, Renquan ZHANG, Yin LI, Ke-Neng CHEN, Hezhong CHEN, Yongyu LIU, Youbing CUI, Yun WANG, Liewen PANG, Zhentao YU, Xinming ZHOU, Yangchun LIU, Yuan LIU, Wentao FANG, Members of the Chinese Alliance for Research in Thymomas   +21 more
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Role of thymus on prognosis of myasthenia gravis in Turkish population

İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri, 2020
OBJECTIVE: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease that may cause a disorder in transmission at the neuromuscular junction. Antibodies directed against acetylcholine receptors are responsible. The thymus is the place that that production of these
Hulya Tireli, Gülbün Asuman Yüksel, Tamer Okay, Kemal Tutkavul   +3 more
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Subxiphoid robotic extended thymectomy – The first Indian report

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2020
Background: Minimally invasive thymectomy is fast becoming the preferred approach for myasthenia gravis and non-invasive thymoma. The most commonly employed approach for minimally invasive thymectomy is the lateral thoracic approach.
Belal Bin Asaf, Harsh Vardhan Puri, Sukhram Bishnoi, Navdeep Singh Nanda, Mohan Venkatesh Pulle, Arvind Kumar   +5 more
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