Robotic Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis: Analysis of the Surgical and Neurological Outcomes After a 20 Years' Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence supporting robotic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis is generally based on small sample-size studies, heterogeneous in patient selection and in reporting outcomes. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the surgical and neurological outcomes of robotic thymectomy in myasthenic patients and to identify prognostic factors associated with symptoms' remission through a large cohort of patients operated in a 20 years' period.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database was conducted for all patients undergoing robotic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis between 2002 and 2022. Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) recommendations were used to report the neurological outcomes. Complete remission and overall improvement wer

SUBMITTER: Comacchio GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11998024 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature