• 1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, P. R. China;
  • 3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, Nanchang, 330006, P. R. China;
TAN Qunyou, Email: tanfriends@163.com; LIU Baodong, Email: xwliubaodong@aliyun.com
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Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease with indefinite pathogenesis. MG is closely related to thymic diseases, and thymectomy is an important way for MG treatment. However, there are some controversies regarding thymectomy, including indications, operation opportunities, operative procedures, surgical approaches, perioperative managements, and efficacy evaluations, etc. Therefore, based on the literature and the experience of Chinese experts, this consensus has been written after careful discussion and inquiry and 29 recommendations have been made, aiming to guide surgical treatment of MG and improve the clinical outcomes.

Citation: TAN Qunyou, TAO Shaolin, LIU Baodong, LIU Yangchun, Representatives of the Consensus Writing Group of China Myasthenia Gravis Alliance. Chinese clinical expert consensus on surgical treatment of myasthenia gravis. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022, 29(5): 529-541. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.202202043 Copy

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