• Myasthenia Gravis: Who Really Benefits From Thymectomy?

  • Aug 23 2023
  • Length: 16 mins
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Myasthenia Gravis: Who Really Benefits From Thymectomy?

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  • Drs Nicholas Silvestri and Gil Wolfe get right to the point about when and why thymectomy may be considered as an evidence-based option for treatment of myasthenia gravis.

    Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/990461). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

    Resources

    Long-term Effect of Thymectomy Plus Prednisone Versus Prednisone Alone in Patients With Non-thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis: 2-year Extension of the MGTX Randomised Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30692052/

    Randomized Trial of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27509100/

    The Short and Long-term Effects of Open vs Minimally Invasive Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36539629/

    Prognostic Factors for Conversion to Generalization in Ocular Myasthenia Gravis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34106649/

    Development of a Model Care Pathway for Myasthenia Gravis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34770107/

    Drugs That Induce or Cause Deterioration of Myasthenia Gravis: An Update https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33917535/
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