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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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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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Pure Red Cell Aplasia Associated with Thymolipoma: Complete Anaemia Resolution following Thymectomy
Case Reports in Hematology, 2018 Pure red cell aplasia is an uncommon cause of anaemia rarely associated with thymoma. A combination of immunosuppressive therapy and thymectomy offers a potential cure. Thymectomy alone rarely results in anaemia resolution.
David Ferreira +3 more
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Total Parathyroidectomy with Subcutaneous Parathyroid Forearm Autotransplantation in the Treatment of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: A Single-Center Experience. [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction Secondary hyperparathyroidism is common in chronic kidney disease. Parathyroidectomy is indicated in refractory hyperparathyroidism when medical treatments and so the parathyroid hormone levels cannot be lowered to acceptable values without
Casella, Claudio +6 more
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Assessment of length of stay and cost of minimally invasive versus open thymectomies in patients with myasthenia gravis in Florida [PDF]
, 2022 Rocio Castillo‐Larios +8 more
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Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Robot‐assisted thoracoscopy (RATS) is rapidly emerging as the preferred approach for the resection of thymic epithelial tumors (TET). Current challenges include the role of RATS in locally advanced disease and combined additional resections.
Benedikt Niedermaier +12 more
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Thymectomy in Non-Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis: Does An RCT Solve The 75-Year-Old Controversy?
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2020 The role of thymectomy in thymomatous myasthenia gravis (MG) is unambiguous. However, its role in non-thymomatous MG (NTMG) remains debatable. The evidence till date is not robust.
Nishita Singh, Vinay Goyal
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Neurological Research and Practice, 2023 Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare neuromuscular disorder. Symptoms can range from ptosis only to life threatening myasthenic crisis. Thymectomy is recommended for anti-acetylcholine receptor-antibody positive patients with early-onset MG. Here,
Hruy Menghesha +12 more
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Subxiphoid uniportal VATS thymectomy [PDF]
Journal of Visualized Surgery, 2017 To present the technique of minimally invasive extended thymectomy performed through the uniportal subxiphoid approach, with double elevation of the sternum for nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis (MG).Operative technique: the whole dissection was performed through the 4-7 cm transverse or longitudinal subxiphoid incision with use of videothoracoscope ...
Marcin, Zieliński +9 more
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Robotic subxiphoid-optical thymectomy
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2022 Abstract Robot-assisted thymectomy through a subxiphoid scopic approach can provide a good surgical view, similar to that of median sternotomy. We originally used the subxiphoid port only for the robotic scope to avoid instrument collision with the assistant device.
Masanori Shimomura +3 more
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