Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
1997 Jan;30(1):72-76.
Surgical Results for Myasthenia Gravis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Korea.
Abstract
- Myasthenia gravis is relatively rare disease which is related autoimmune response. There are various methods of management for myasthenia gravis, but nowaday radical thymectomy is the treatment of choice in the aspect of bringing out complete remission and clinical improvement. Sixteen patient of myasthenia gravis underwent radical thymectomy during last eight years, and its result was analyed. Complete remission was achieved in five patients(31 %) and pharmacological or symptomatic improvement in seven patients(44 %), thus giving a total remission in 12 patients(75 %). Postoperative result was not correlated with age, sex, degree of preoperative symptom, surgical approach, pathologic diagnosis.
