2019
DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(18)30392-2
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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

Abstract: ContributorsGIW wrote and revised the manuscript in response to co-author comments. He finalized all the figures and tables, performed the literature search, and assisted with data interpretation. HJK critically reviewed the manuscript and made important suggestions to improve it. He assisted with data interpretation. IBA performed the data analysis, constructed the figures and tables, and made important suggestions to improve the manuscript. H-CK assisted with the data analysis and also reviewed the manuscrip… Show more

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“…En nuestra serie hemos tenido 5 varones y 7 mujeres con miastenia gravis. El promedio de edad fue de 35 años (Rango: 21-65) en concordancia con otras series (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10) .…”
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“…En nuestra serie hemos tenido 5 varones y 7 mujeres con miastenia gravis. El promedio de edad fue de 35 años (Rango: 21-65) en concordancia con otras series (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10) .…”
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“…Ha habido dudas sobre los beneficios de la timectomía en pacientes con Miastenia Gravis ya desde Blalock (4) . La MG con hiperplasia tímica tiene los mejores resultados clínicos, le siguen aquellos con timoma (2) .…”
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“…Furthermore, the MGTX study group investigated the long-term effects of thymectomy up to 5 years on clinical status, medication requirements, and adverse events. They reported thymectomy plus prednisone continues to confer benefits in patients with non-thymomatous MG compared with prednisone alone 29. Japanese clinical guidelines for MG30 recommend the following: thymectomy may be effective and could be considered for early-onset non-thymomatous MG patients who are anti-AChR antibody-positive and show thymic hyperplasia in the early stages of the disease.…”
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