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Comparison of the postoperative first and fifth year outcomes in patients who had undergone thymectomy for Myastenia Gravis

Myastenia Gravis için timektomi yapılan hastaların postoperatif birinci ve beşinci yıl sonuçlarının karşılaştırılması

KORAY DURAL
NESİMİ GÜNAL
Bülent KOÇER
Gültekin GÜLBAHAR
Bilge KOÇER
Pages
49–53
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The outcomes obtained at the end of the first and fifth year of thymectomy are not different

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: The efficiency of thymectomy for treating patients with Myasthenia gravis is a controversial issue.
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Key Findings & Data:Thus, this study aimed to investigate the efficiency of thymectomy in the treatment of myasthenia gravis based on long-term follow-up results.Material and Methods: The first and fifth year clinical outcomes of 27 patients who had undergone median sternotomy and extended thymectomy for myasthenia gravis between January 1995 and January 2004 were compared statistically.Results: No statistically significant differences were found between the postoperative first and fifth year clinical outcomes of the patients.Conclusions: Thymectomy is a reliable method in the treatment of myasthenia gravis with respect to its long-term outcomes.
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Conclusion & Impact:The outcomes obtained at the end of the first and fifth year of thymectomy are not different
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:2004 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Myastenia Gravis · timektomi · tedavi sonuçları

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Aim: The efficiency of thymectomy for treating patients with Myasthenia gravis is a controversial issue. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the efficiency of thymectomy in the treatment of myasthenia gravis based on long-term follow-up results.Material and Methods: The first and fifth year clinical outcomes of 27 patients who had undergone median sternotomy and extended thymectomy for myasthenia gravis between January 1995 and January 2004 were compared statistically.Results: No statistically significant differences were found between the postoperative first and fifth year clinical outcomes of the patients.Conclusions: Thymectomy is a reliable method in the treatment of myasthenia gravis with respect to its long-term outcomes. The outcomes obtained at the end of the first and fifth year of thymectomy are not different

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Amaç: Myastenia gravis hastalarının tedavisinde timektominin etkinliği tartışmalıdır. Bu çalışmada myastenia gravisteuzun dönem takip sonuçlarına göre timektomi etkinliğinin araştırılması amaçlandı.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Ocak 1995 ile Ocak 2004 arasında myastenia gravis nedeniyle sternotomi ve ekstended timektomiuygulanan 27 hastanın birinci ve beşinci yıllardaki klinik sonuçları istatistiksel olarak karşılaştırıldı.Bulgular: Hastaların postoperatif birinci ve beşinci yıllardaki klinik sonuçları arasında istatistiksel fark saptanmadı.Sonuçlar: Uzun dönem sonuçlarının iyi olması nedeniyle timektomi myastenia gravis tedavisinde güvenilir bir yöntemdir.Timektomi sonrası birinci ve beşinci yıllar sonunda elde edilen sonuçlar arasında farklılık yoktur.

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DURAL, K., GÜNAL, N., KOÇER, B., GÜLBAHAR, G., KOÇER, B. (2015). Comparison of the postoperative first and fifth year outcomes in patients who had undergone thymectomy for Myastenia Gravis. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory, Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 2, 49–53. https://ajindex.com/articles/372906

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