Thoracoscopic thymectomy for juvenile myasthenia gravis.
Thoracoscopic thymectomy is feasible in adolescents with myasthenia gravis. It allows complete resection of the gland with less morbidity, shorter ICU and hospital stay and far superior cosmetic result as compared to trans-sternal thymectomy. Our experience with this procedure in 9 adolescents with myasthenia gravis is presented along with review of the relevant literature.
Kumar
Arvind
A
Department of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. arvindreena@hotmail.com
Kumar
Subodh
S
Ghanta
Rajesh
R
Singh
Sumit
S
Pawar
Dilip K
DK
Kalara
Veena
V
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000601:surgery*; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome