Outcomes of Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis: A Comparison of Robotic Thymectomy With Medication Treatment

• Published in: The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 113; no. 1; pp. 295 - 301
• Main Authors: Li, Zhongmin, Li, Feng, Zhang, Hongbin, Swierzy, Marc, Ismail, Mahmoud, Meisel, Andreas, Rueckert, Jens-C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Female; Humans; Male; Myasthenia Gravis - drug therapy; Myasthenia Gravis - surgery; Retrospective Studies; Robotic Surgical Procedures; Thymectomy - methods; Treatment Outcome

The study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of patients with juvenile myasthenia gravis (MG) who underwent robotic thymectomy with that of those who only received medication therapy. We retrospectively reviewed patients who visited our institution for the diagnosis or treatment of MG with an ag...