[Thymectomy in myasthenia gravis pseudoparalytica].
From 1967 to 1982, 109 thymectomies were performed mainly in patients with moderate severity of the disease. The age of patients averaged 30,3 years. Operative lethality amounted to 2.7%. Another 4 patients died of the basic disease 6 months after the operation. During the subsequent course 70% of the patients showed a longlasting improvement after thymectomy, with complete recovery occurring in 23% and a significant amelioration in 40% of thymectomized patients. In another 32% there was a slight improvement of complaints. The best results could be observed in myasthenic patients with thymic hyperplasia whereas only a slight remission occurred after removing thymomas. 5 to 10 years after thymectomy the improvement rates remained approximately at the same level. Consequently, thymectomy can be regarded as a successful therapy in myasthenia gravis pseudoparalytica.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D010244:Bulbar Palsy, Progressive / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D013934:Thymectomy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000601:surgery; D013952:Thymus Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
Thymektomie bei Myasthenia gravis pseudoparalytica.