Factors influencing improvement and remission rates after thymectomy for myasthenia gravis

De Perrot, Marc Eugène Antoine; Licker, Marc; Spiliopoulos, Anastase

doi:10.1159/000050579

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Factors influencing improvement and remission rates after thymectomy for myasthenia gravis

ContributorsDe Perrot, Marc Eugène Antoine; Licker, Marc; Spiliopoulos, Anastase

Published inRespiration, vol. 68, no. 6, p. 601-605

Publication date2001

Abstract

Thymectomy has become an accepted option in the treatment of myasthenia gravis (MG). However, the optimal selection of patients for surgery remains controversial.

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Hyperplasia
Male
Middle Aged
Myasthenia Gravis/surgery
Sensitivity and Specificity
Thymectomy
Thymus Gland/pathology
Treatment Outcome

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DE PERROT, Marc Eugène Antoine, LICKER, Marc, SPILIOPOULOS, Anastase. Factors influencing improvement and remission rates after thymectomy for myasthenia gravis. In: Respiration, 2001, vol. 68, n° 6, p. 601–605. doi: 10.1159/000050579

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PID : unige:47535
DOI : 10.1159/000050579
PMID : 11786715

Journal ISSN0025-7931

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Factors influencing improvement and remission rates after thymectomy for myasthenia gravis

Thymectomy has become an accepted option in the treatment of myasthenia gravis (MG). However, the optimal selection of patients for surgery remains controversial.

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