Objective: To evaluate the clinical effects of thymectomy in treatment of myasthenia gravis: (MG).
Methods: The clinical data of 67 patients, 29 males and 38 females, aged 10.5 - 68, who underwent thymectomy were analyzed.
Results: According to the Monden's standard the overall effective rate of thymectomy was 71.6%. The remission rate was 32.8% (22/6), the improvement rate was 38.8% (26/67), 14 patients showed no change (20.9%), and deterioration was seen in 5 patients (7.5%).
Conclusion: An effective method to treat MG, thymectomy should be performed on most of the MG patients early and actively.
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