[pubmed] Subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis
Posté : 09 oct. 2021 12:00
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2021 Oct 9:ivab262. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivab262. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
We investigated the efficacy of subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis. The data of 37 consecutive cases were reviewed. 2 cases of postoperative myasthenia gravis crisis and 4 cases of residual mediastinal fat tissue were recorded. Moreover, 29 patients presented the neurological outcomes, and complete stable remission was achieved in 5 (17.2%) cases. Subxiphoid thymectomy is technically feasible. High-quality evidence is warranted before this approach can be recommended.
PMID:34626192 | DOI:10.1093/icvts/ivab262
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3462619 ... 5&v=2.15.0