Transcervical thymectomy
Ferguson, M.K.
Chest Surgery Clinics of North America 6(1): 105-115
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 1052-3359 PMID: 8646497 Document Number: 463744
Transcervical thymectomy has been used in the management of myasthenia gravis for over 20 years. Contraindications to this operation include advanced age, poorly controlled neurologic symptoms, and evidence for a thymoma. The procedure is associated with negligible morbidity and requires only a brief hospitalization. Remission rates are comparable with those reported for more extensive thymectomy operations.