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European multicentre study on outcome of surgery for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism

BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
Some 5861 patients undergoing first‐time surgery for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism were registered in the Eurocrine® database between 2015 and 2018. The use of intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement decreased the risk of conversion and persistent hypercalcaemia.
A. Bergenfelz, S. van Slycke, Ö. Makay, L. Brunaud   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medically resistant juvenile myasthenia gravis following thymectomy: Role for FDG PET/CT

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020
Thymectomy is part of a multimodal treatment strategy for juvenile myasthenia gravis. Symptoms that persist following thymectomy may be due to residual or ectopic thymic tissue.
Florence Ngu, Michael Cardamone, Dylan Wanaguru, Bruce Currie, Eva Alina Wegner, Ian Andrews, Walter Haindl   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Regulation of autoimmunity and donor cell engraftment by recipient Lyt-2+ cells during the graft-versus-host reaction. [PDF]

, 1987
When lymphocytes from DBA/2 mice are transferred to (C57BL X DBA/2)F1 (BDF1) mice, the ensuing graft-vs.-host reaction (GVHR) causes an autoimmune illness resembling human SLE.
Harper, SE, Roubinian, JR, Seaman, WE
core   +3 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Splenectomy and Thymectomy in Human Renal Homotransplantation [PDF]

, 1963
Five patients with terminal renal failure have been treated with renal homografts. Total body irradiation and cytotoxic drugs were used to prevent rejection.
Marchioro, TL, Starzl, TE, Talmage, DW, Waddell, WR   +3 more
core   +1 more source