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International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 2022 Background: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an acquired autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by fatigable and variable weakness of skeletal muscles as a result of autoimmune attack on postsynaptic antigenic targets.
Ijeoma B Ndionuka +3 more
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Медицинская иммунология, 2016 Thymectomy is a stage of surgery when treating some congenital heart defects. Thymus gland is the central organ of immune system. This organ is the primary site of T-cell lymphopoiesis and central tolerance to autoantigens during fetal and early ...
Yu. I. Rovda +3 more
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Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis
The Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2017 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). In absence of thymoma or hyperplasia, there was no relationship between age and gender in remission with thymectomy.
EROĞLU, Atila +4 more
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Early Thymectomy Is Associated With Long-Term Impairment of the Immune System: A Systematic Review
Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Background and AimsCongenital heart diseases (CHDs) are diagnosed in approximately 9 in 1,000 newborns, and early cardiac corrective surgery often requires partial or complete thymectomy.
Nara Vasconcelos Cavalcanti +5 more
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Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2022 Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors which predict the perioperative outcomes after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) or thymic neoplasms Patients and Methods: Data
B Vigneshwaran +7 more
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Predictive Value of Perioperative Blood Lactic Acid Levels for Postoperative Crisis in Myasthenia Gravis Patients Undergoing Thymectomy. [PDF]
Muscle NerveABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Postoperative myasthenic crisis (POMC), which occurs specifically after thymectomy in myasthenia gravis (MG) patients, is a serious complication with known risk factors such as prior myasthenic crisis. However, the predictive value of perioperative blood lactic acid levels (BLAL) for POMC remains unclear.
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Case Reports in Neurology, 2011 Many long-term, follow-up studies have shown that steroids are effective in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) who have undergone thymectomy. However, few long-term studies have documented the response of MG to steroids alone.
Hiroshi Kataoka +2 more
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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.
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MGBase: A Global, Observational Registry for Collaborative Research in Myasthenia Gravis
Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Patient registries are valuable tools for outcomes research in rare diseases such as myasthenia gravis (MG). Existing MG registries are limited by factors including a lack of geographical scope. MGBase has been designed as a global, observational registry aimed at studying clinical practice outcomes in MG.
Katherine A. Buzzard +28 more
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Thymectomy in Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis Is Safe Regarding Long Term Immunological Effects
Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 Thymectomy is an established treatment in adult MG and also recommended for the treatment of post-pubertal onset juvenile MG. Whether the youngest children should be thymectomized is still debated.
Trine H. Popperud +9 more
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