title: [Effect of thymectomy in treatment of myasthenia gravis: analysis of 67 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical effects of thymectomy in treatment of myasthenia gravis: (MG).
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data of 67 patients, 29 males and 38 females, aged 10.5 - 68, who underwent thymectomy were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  According to the Monden's standard the overall effective rate of thymectomy was 71.6%. The remission rate was 32.8% (22/6), the improvement rate was 38.8% (26/67), 14 patients showed no change (20.9%), and deterioration was seen in 5 patients (7.5%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An effective method to treat MG, thymectomy should be performed on most of the MG patients early and actively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Naval General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100037, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li-qun
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Wei-an
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xue-chang
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013934:Thymectomy