AIMC Topic: Myasthenia Gravis

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Robotic assisted transaxillary thymectomy: Novel approach to thymic surgery.

Head & neck
BACKGROUND: We present a video case with a novel, minimally invasive approach to the thymus, which does not require a sternotomy, thoracic incision, or entry into the pleural space.

Building the drug-GO function network to screen significant candidate drugs for myasthenia gravis.

PloS one
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease. In recent years, considerable evidence has indicated that Gene Ontology (GO) functions, especially GO-biological processes, have important effects on the mechanisms and treatments of different diseases...

Adequate tacrolimus concentration for myasthenia gravis treatment.

European journal of neurology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A single, oral dose of 3 mg/day tacrolimus, approved for myasthenia gravis (MG) treatment in Japan, was shown to reduce steroid dose and anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody titers as well as to improve MG symptoms. How...

Robotic-assisted thymectomy: surgical procedure and results.

The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon
BACKGROUND: Thymectomy is an essential component in the treatment of myasthenia gravis (MG) and the best treatment for localized thymoma. Minimally invasive thymectomy has advanced to include robotic-assisted techniques. The acceptance of this approa...

[Robot-assisted Extended Thymectomy via a Bilateral Approach for Patients with Myasthenia Gravis].

Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
Extended thymectomy is a procedure to remove the thymus gland and surrounding adipose tissue, while the traditional approach via a median sternotomy, minimally invasive approaches such as video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and robot-assisted...

Robotic subxiphoid-optical thymectomy.

Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Robot-assisted thymectomy through a subxiphoid scopic approach can provide a good surgical view, similar to that of median sternotomy. We originally used the subxiphoid port only for the robotic scope to avoid instrument collision with the assistant ...

Minimally invasive thymectomy for myasthenia gravis favours left-sided approach and low severity class.

European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
OBJECTIVES: Complete thymectomy is a key component of the optimal treatment for myasthenia gravis. Unilateral, minimally invasive approaches are increasingly utilized with debate about the optimal laterality approach. A right-sided approach has a wid...

Pseudo-internuclear oculomotor ophthalmoplegia secondary to Guillain-Barré polyneuronitis simulating myasthenia gravis in a air transport pilot.

Aviation, space, and environmental medicine
A 32-year old experienced co-pilot was grounded because of handicapping and disabling doulbe vision and was off-flight from October, 1969, until January, 1972. He presented with a bilateral external ophthalmoplegia with alternate extreme divergent st...