Transcervical Thymectomy
Transcervical Thymectomy is a topic covered in the Pearson's General Thoracic.
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Key Points
- Thymectomy should be offered to patients with myasthenia gravis
- Thymectomy is a long term strategy to induce remission and not offered during acute exacerbations
- Transcervical thymectomy has durable results in patients with nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis compared to other approaches, with low cost and short admission.
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Key Points
- Thymectomy should be offered to patients with myasthenia gravis
- Thymectomy is a long term strategy to induce remission and not offered during acute exacerbations
- Transcervical thymectomy has durable results in patients with nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis compared to other approaches, with low cost and short admission.
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Last updated: November 2, 2022
Citation
Jarrar, Doraid, and John Kucharczuk. "Transcervical Thymectomy." Pearson's General Thoracic Surgery. STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book, Chicago: Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2022. STS Surgery, ebook.sts.org.
Jarrar D, Kucharczuk J. Transcervical Thymectomy. In: Darling GE, Baumgartner WA, Jacobs JP, eds. Pearson's General Thoracic Surgery. STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book. Chicago: Society of Thoracic Surgeons; 2022. ebook.sts.org. Accessed March 24, 2023.
Jarrar, D., & Kucharczuk, J. (2022). Transcervical Thymectomy. In Darling, G., Baumgartner, W., & Jacobs, J. (Eds.), Pearson's General Thoracic Surgery. STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book. Chicago: Society of Thoracic Surgeons. ebook.sts.org
Jarrar D, Kucharczuk J. Transcervical Thymectomy [Internet]. In: Darling GE, Baumgartner WA, Jacobs JP, editors. Pearson's General Thoracic Surgery. STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book. Chicago: Society of Thoracic Surgeons; 2022. [cited 2023 March 24]. Available from: ebook.sts.org.
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