Thymectomy in myasthenia gravis
Journal of the Faculty of Medicine-Baghdad. 1994; 36 (4): 555-59
in English
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| ID: emr-32930
ABSTRACT
Seventy-one patients suffering from myasthenia gravis [MG], 52 females and 19 males admitted to Baghdad teaching hospital, were included in this study; their age ranged from one day to 82 years. Fifty-four patients had thymectomy and the histopathology revealed 16 thymomas, 7 of which were malignant. Following thymectomy.3 patients showed full recovery or good improvement especially females. Therefore we recommend thymectomy for most patients with myasthenia gravis
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Thymectomy
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Thymoma
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Fac. Med.-Baghdad
Year:
1994
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