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Thymectomy for the Myasthemia Gravis Patient  

정성운 (부산대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
박준호 (부산대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
김종원 (부산대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.36, no.10, 2003 , pp. 754-758 More about this Journal
Abstract
Backgroun: Thymectomy was known as an effective treatment modality of myasthenia gravis. In this paper, we analyzed the result of thymectomy and the factors affecting the postoperative system improvement. Material and Method: We analyzed the medical records of 50 patients who received the thymectomy for myasthenia gravis from January 1997 to December 2001. Result: 39 patients showed sympton improvement. The effect of thymectomy as a treatment is 78%. There was no statistically significant correlation between postoperative improvement and Sex, Age, the Weight of thymic tissue, preoperative symptom duration, and preoperative mestinon dosage. However, the thymic pathology and low grade preoperative symptoms were affecting the postoperative prognosis. Conclusion: Thymic hyperplasia showed good prognosis compared to thymoma. Low grade preoperative symptoms (Group I or IIA) also showed good prognosis. So, early thymectomy is recommendable for the good treatment results of myasthenia gravis.
Keywords
Myasthenia gravis; Thymectomy;
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