Thymectomy for myasthenia and Thymoma: Peshawar Experience of 63 cases
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To determine the safety and efficacy of thymectomy is thymomas and myasthenia gravis. A prospective observational study was carried out at Cardiothoracic Surgery unit LRH, Peshawar from march 1997 to April 2000. A total of 63 patients with a male and female ratio of 23:40 age range 15 - 50 years (Mean age 30.5 years) were entered into the study. Thirty nine presented with myasthenia while 24 presented with a mediastinal mass. They all underwent thymectomy via median sternotomy. Thymectomy in a thoracic surgical unit, with ventilatory backup, is a safe and effective treatment for both myesthenias and non myasthenics with thymomas, and stops the progress of an other wise crippling and fatal disease.
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Bilal A, Saleem M. Thymectomy for myasthenia and Thymoma: Peshawar Experience of 63 cases. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2011 Sep. 28 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];18(2). Available from: https://www.jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/872
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