This systematic review of the literature evaluated reported outcomes of myasthenia gravis in patients with and without thymectomy. Among over 10,000 patients evenly divided between thymectomy and medication alone, the likelihood of remission was 31% vs 15%, OR 2.44.
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Comparison of Conservative Treatment and Thymectomy on Myasthenia Gravis Outcome
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Author(s): Emanuela Taioli, Philip Kent Paschal, Bian Liu, Andrew J Kaufman, Raja M. Flores
