Debora Brascia, Marco Lucchi, Vittorio Aprile, Melania Guida, Roberta Ricciardi, Federico Rea, Giovanni Maria Comacchio, Marco Schiavon, Maria Carlotta Marino, Stefano Margaritora, Elisa Meacci, Gregorio Spagni, Amelia Evoli, Giulia Lorenzoni, Giulia De Iaco, Angela De Palma, Giuseppe Marulli
OBJECTIVES: Total thymectomy in addition to medical treatment is an accepted standard therapy for myasthenia gravis. Patients with severe generalized myasthenia gravis present life-threatening events, poor prognosis and higher risk of postoperative myasthenic crisis. Aim of our study is to investigate neurological and surgical results in patients with MGFA class IV and V MG following thymectomy. METHODS: Data on 76 myasthenia gravis patients with preoperative MGFA class IV and V who underwent thymectomy were retrospectively collected...
May 10, 2023: European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery