BACKGROUND: Myasthenia gravis, an uncommon autoimmune syndrome, is commonly associated with thymus abnormalities. Thymomatous myasthenia gravis is considered to have worst prognosis and thymectomy can reverse symptoms if precociously performed. CASE REPORT: We describe a case of a patient who underwent mitral valve repair and was found to have an occasional thymomatous mass during the surgery. A total thymectomy was performed concomitantly to the mitral valve repair. CONCLUSION: The diagnosis of thymomatous myasthenia gravis was confirmed postoperatively. Following the surgery this patient was strictly monitored and at 1-year follow-up a complete stable remission had been successfully achieved
An occasional diagnosis of myasthenia gravis : focusing on thymus during cardiac surgery / M. AGRIFOGLIO, F. BARILI, L. DAINESE, A. CAPPAI, F.H. CHEEMA, P. BIGLIOLI. - In: JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY. - ISSN 1749-8090. - 4(2009 Oct 07), p. 1749.55. [10.1186/1749-8090-4-55]
An occasional diagnosis of myasthenia gravis : focusing on thymus during cardiac surgery
M. AgrifoglioPrimo
;F. Barili;P. BiglioliUltimo
2009
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Myasthenia gravis, an uncommon autoimmune syndrome, is commonly associated with thymus abnormalities. Thymomatous myasthenia gravis is considered to have worst prognosis and thymectomy can reverse symptoms if precociously performed. CASE REPORT: We describe a case of a patient who underwent mitral valve repair and was found to have an occasional thymomatous mass during the surgery. A total thymectomy was performed concomitantly to the mitral valve repair. CONCLUSION: The diagnosis of thymomatous myasthenia gravis was confirmed postoperatively. Following the surgery this patient was strictly monitored and at 1-year follow-up a complete stable remission had been successfully achievedPubblicazioni consigliate
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