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Ann Thorac Surg 1995;60:223-224
© 1995 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Key References

Myasthenia Gravis

Julie A. Swain, MD

Department of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada

Footnotes

Address reprint requests to Dr Swain, DeBakey Heart Institute, 6308 Eighth Ave, Kanosha, WI 53143.

Reviews

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History

  1. Pascuzzi RM. The history of myasthenia gravis. Neurol Clin 1994;12:231–42.[Medline]
  2. Kirschner PA. Alfred Blalock and thymectomy for myasthenia gravis. Ann Thorac Surg 1987;43:348–9.[Abstract]
  3. Sauerbruch DR, Roth D. Thymektomie bei einem Fall von Marbus Basedowi mit Myasthenie. Mitt Grenzgeb Med Chir 1913;25:746–65.
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Pathophysiology

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Diagnosis

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Treatment

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Anesthesia

  1. Gorback MS, Moon RE, Massey JM. Extubation after transsternal thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: a prospective analysis. South Med J 1991;84:701–6.[Medline]
Nursing Care

  1. Donohoe KM. Nursing care of the patient with myasthenia gravis. Neurol Clin 1994;12:369–85.[Medline]
Surgical Technique

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Surgical Results Thymectomy and Immunology

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Clinical Results

  1. Buckingham JM, Howard FM, Bernatz PE, et al. The value of thymectomy in myasthenia gravis: a computer-assisted matched study. Ann Surg 1976;184:453–8.[Medline]
  2. Durelli L, Maggi G, Casadio C, Ferri R, Rendine S, Bergamini L. Actuarial analysis of the occurrence of remissions following thymectomy for myasthenia gravis in 400 patients. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1991;54:406–11.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  3. Manttegazza R, Beghi E, Pareyson D, et al. A multicentre follow-up study of 1152 patients with myasthenia gravis in Italy. J Neurol 1990;237:339–44.[Medline]
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  5. Hatton PD, Diehl JT, Daly BDT, et al. Transsternal radical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: a 15-year review. Ann Thorac Surg 1989;47:838–40.[Abstract]
  6. DeFilippi VJ, Richman DP, Ferguson MK. Transcervical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis. Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:194–7.[Abstract]
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  8. Frist WH, Thirumalai S, Doehring CB, et al. Thymectomy for the myasthenia gravis patient: factors influencing outcome. Ann Thorac Surg 1994;57:334–8.[Abstract]
  9. Molnar J, Szobor A. Myasthenia gravis: effect of thymectomy in 425 patients. A 15-year experience. Eur J Cardiothoracic Surg 1990;4:8–14.[Abstract]
  10. Huang MH, King KL, Hsu WH, et al. The outcome of thymectomy in nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1988;95:747–57.
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Juvenile

  1. Adams C, Theodorescu D, Murphy EG, Shandling B. Thymectomy in juvenile myasthenia gravis. J Child Neurol 1990;5:215–8.[Medline]
Redo Thymectomy

  1. Henze A, Biberfeld P, Christensson B, Matell G, Pirskanen R. Failing transcervical thymectomy in myasthenia gravis. Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1984;18:235–8.[Medline]
  2. Miller RG, Filler-Katz A, Kiprov D, Roan R. Repeat thymectomy in chronic refractory myasthenia gravis. Neurology 1991;41:923–4.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
  3. Ohmi M, Ohuchi M. Recurrent thymoma in patients with myasthenia gravis. Ann Thorac Surg 1990;50:243–7.[Abstract]
  4. Kirschner PA. Reoperation for thymoma: report of 23 cases. Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:550–4.[Abstract]
Thymoma

  1. Wilkins EW Jr, Grillo HC, Scannell JG, Moncure AC, Mathisen DJ. Role of staging in prognosis and management of thymoma. Ann Thorac Surg 1991;51:888–92.[Abstract]
  2. Quintanilla-Martinez L, Wilkins EW Jr, Ferry JA, Harris NL. Thymoma-morphologic subclassification correlates with invasiveness and immunohistologic features: a study of 122 cases. Hum Pathol 1993;24:958–69.[Medline]
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  4. Somnir FE. Exacerbation of myasthenia gravis after removal of thymomas. Acta Neurol Scand 1994;90:56–66.[Medline]




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