Comparisons of Three Different Types of Thymectomy for Non-Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis
- VernacularTitle:3种不同术式治疗重症肌无力的比较
- Author:
Shan MA
;
Lei YU
;
Yun JING
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Myasthenia gravis;
Thymectomy;
Thoracoscopy;
Transsternal thymectomy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
2005;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To assess the efficacy of different types of thymectomy for the treatment of myasthenia gravis(MG).Methods A retrospective analysis on 269 cases of MG,who were treated in our hospital from 1991 to 2006 by transsternal thymectomy(January 1991 to May 2002,n=161),thoracoscopic thymectomy(February 2002 to July 2005,n=67),or video-assisted thoracoscopic extended thymectomy(VATET,February 2005 to November 2006,n=41).Results The mean operation time of the transsternal group was significantly shorter than that in the other groups [transsternal group vs thoracoscopic and VATET groups:(97.5?17.5)min vs(130.3?31.5)min(q=12.991,P
