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KMID : 0364019970300010072
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1997 Volume.30 No. 1 p.72 ~ p.76
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Surgical Results for Myasthenia Gravis
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장인석
김성호/최준영/이상호/김병균/옥창대/김종우
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Abstract
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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 bringing out complete
remission and
clinical improvement.
Sixteen patients of myasthenia gravis underwent radical thymectomy during last eight years, and its result was analysed. 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.
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