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Intravenous flurbiprofen for post-thymectomy pain relief in patients with myasthenia gravis

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2012
Background Post-thymectomy pain in myasthenia gravis (MG) patients can inhibit breathing and coughing. Inappropriate usage of analgesics may exacerbate respiratory inhibition and even cause myasthenic crisis.
Su Chunhua, Su Yihua, Chou Chiu-Wen, Liu Weibing, Zou Jianyong, Luo Honghe, Chen Zhenguang   +6 more
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Perioperative Outcomes and Long-term Survival in Clinically Early-stage Thymic 
Malignancies: Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Thymectomy versus Open Approaches

Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer, 2016
Background and objective Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) theoretically offers advantages over open thymectomy for clinically early-stage (Masaoka-Koga stage I and II) thymic malignancies. However, longterm outcomes have not been well studied.
Hao WANG, Zhitao GU, Jianyong DING, Lijie TAN, Jianhua FU, Yi SHEN, Yucheng WEI, 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   +23 more
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Robot-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Thymectomy

Journal of Chest Surgery, 2021
Robotic thymectomy has been adopted recently and has been shown to be safe and feasible in treating thymic tumors and myasthenia gravis. The surgical indications of robotic technology are expanding, with advantages including an excellent surgical view ...
Samina Park
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Are the minimally invasive techniques the new gold standard in thymus surgery for myasthenia gravis? Experience of a reference single-site in VATS thymectomy

Frontiers in Neurology
The thymus is the primary lymphoid organ responsible for the maturation and proliferation of T lymphocytes. During the first years of our lives, the activation and inactivation of T lymphocytes occur within the thymus, facilitating the correct maturation
Juan Carlos Trujillo Reyes, Juan Carlos Trujillo Reyes, Elisabeth Martinez Tellez, Elisabeth Martinez Tellez, Josep Belda Sanchis, Josep Belda Sanchis, Georgina Planas Canovas, Alejandra Libreros Niño, Mauro Guarino, Jorge Hernández Ferrandez, Antonio Moral Duarte, Antonio Moral Duarte   +11 more
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Robotic thymectomy for ocular myasthenia gravis: a case series from a UK tertiary centre

BMJ Neurology Open
Background Ocular myasthenia gravis (oMG), characterised by ptosis and diplopia, may progress to generalised MG (gMG). Thymectomy is established for seropositive gMG, but its role in oMG remains unclear.
David Lawrence, Jennifer Spillane, Thomas Roberts, Stephen Cone, Alessandro Maraschi, Kunal Bhakhri   +5 more
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Thymectomy with or without maintenance therapy for myasthenia gravis patients: a tri-center, real-world study

Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
Background: The necessity and optimal duration of post-thymectomy immunoregulatory medication (IM) in myasthenia gravis (MG) remain unclear. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate whether IM is required after thymectomy in MG patients and to determine ...
Hao Zhang, Moli Fan, Yutong Shi, Xiaoyu Huang, Ying Cui, Zihao Yu, Chun-Sheng Yang, Hui-Ning Li, Xiao-He Zhang, Peng Liu, Ti Wu, Fu-Dong Shi, Guo-Yan Qi   +12 more
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Successful Management of Post-Thymectomy Pure Red Cell Aplasia with Rituximab: A Case Report

Case Reports in Oncology
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, Ibrahim Ganwo, Fateen Ata, Haval Surchi, Ussama Al-Homsi, Honar Cherif   +5 more
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Role of therapeutic plasma exchange in myasthenia gravis with thymoma: A case series

Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
Autoimmune myasthenia gravis (MG) is sometimes associated with thymic abnormalities. Thymectomy is performed in cases of MG with a thymoma or general MG that is resistant to medical therapy.
Rashmi Parashar, Sunita Bundas, Amit Sharma   +2 more
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Early Clinical Outcomes of Thoracoscopic Major Pulmonary Resection and Thymectomy Using Novel Articulating Endoscopic Forceps

Journal of Chest Surgery
Background: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is recognized as a safe and effective treatment modality for early-stage lung cancer and anterior mediastinal masses. Recently, novel articulating instruments have been developed and introduced to
Sangil Yun, You Jung Ok, Se Jin Oh, Jae-Sung Choi, Hyeon Jong Moon, Yong Won Seong   +5 more
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Long-Term Cancer and Mortality After Thymectomy. [PDF]

Eur J Neurol
Shelly S, Ani M, Klein C, Li Y, Kaminski H, Wolfe GI, Miron K, Ramon-Gonen R.   +7 more
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