Myastenia gravis (MG) nöromüsküler kavşağın otoimmün bir hastalığıdır. Medikal tedaviden yarar görmeyen ya da yüksek ilaç dozlarına gerek duyulan olgularda timektomi hastalığın regresyonuna katkısı olan bir tedavi yöntemidir. Kliniğimizde 2003-2006 yılları arasında MG nedeniyle timusa yönelik cerrahi müdahale yapılan yedi olgu retrospektif olarak değerlendirildi. Olguların dördü kadın, üçü erkek ve yaş ortalaması 40.2 (20 ile 58 arasında) idi. Tüm olgularda myastenik semptomlar mevcuttu. Olguların nörolojik tedavileri yapılmış ve klinik tablo kontrol altına alınmıştı. Tüm olgular antikolinesteraz, iki hasta ek olarak kortikosteroid kullanıyordu. Tüm olgular intravenöz immunoglobulin tedavisi görmüştü. Olguların altısına median sternotomi ile ekstended timektomi, nüks malign timomalı bir hastaya ise torakotomi ile timektomi uygulandı. Bir hasta postoperatif 30. günde kaybedildi. Ortalama takip süresi 15.4 aydı (6-36 ay). Üç hastada remisyon, bir hastada parsiyel yanıt, iki hastada ise stabil yanıt saptandı. Komplikasyon izlenmedi. Sonuç olarak; ekstended timektomi ile MG' li olgularda olguların yaşam kalitesi artar. Komplet remisyon sağlanabilir. Myastenik olgularda ekstended timektomi ile alınan iyi sonuçlar, bu girişimin önerilebilecek bir yöntem olduğunu göstermektedir.
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Alpagut U. Results of surgical treatment for
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‹, Bilkay Ö. Timomatöz myastenia graviste
geniflletilmifl timektomi sonuçlar›. Gö¤üs
Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi 1999; 7: 52-6.
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Buckley C, Shine B, Pillai R, Ratnatunga C.
Transsternal thymectomy for myasthenia
gravis: surgical outcome. Ann Thorac Surg
2006; 81: 305-8.
4. Yüksel M, Çelik M, Aktan S, Zonüzi F, Sevgi
Küllü S. Myasthenia graviste timektominin
yeri. Gö¤üs Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi l994;
2: 8-11.
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Ectopic thymoma of the chest wall. Interact
Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2005; 4(1): 9-11.
6. Tsunezuka Y, Oda M, Matsumoto I, Tamura
M, Watanabe G. Extended thymectomy in
patients with myasthenia gravis with high
thoracic epidural anesthesia alone. World J
Surg 2004; 28: 962-6.
7. Mantegazzaa R, Baggia F, Bernasconia P,
Antozzia C, Confalonieria P. Novellinob L,
Spinellib L, Ferro` c M, Beghid E, Cornelio F.
Video-assisted thoracoscopic extended
thymectomy and extended transsternal
thymectomy (T-3b) in non-thymomatous
myasthenia gravis patients: remission after 6
years of follow-up. J Neurol Sci 2003; 212:
31-6.
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Antonini G, Ciccone A, Ricci C, Coloni G.
Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: A 27-
year experience. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
1999; 15: 621-5.
9. Bril V, Kojic J, Ilse W, Cooper J. Long-term
clinical outcome after transcervical thymectomy
for myasthenia gravis. Ann Thorac Surg
1998; 65: 1520-2.
10. Nieto I, Robledo J, Pajuelo M, Montes J,
Giron J, Alonso J, Sancho L. Prognostic factors
for myasthenia gravis treated by thymectomy:
Review of 61 cases. Ann Thorac Surg 1999;
67: 1568-71.
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmun disease of neuromusculer junction. Thymectomy provides higher rate of remission to the patiens who had not benefit from medical treatment or needed higher drug dosages. Between 2003-2006, seven cases with MG treated by timus surgery with our clinic were studied retrospectively. Four cases were female and mean age was 40.2 (range 20 to 58). All cases had generalized myasthenic symptoms. Cases have been treated by neurologist and they were clinical stable. All cases were administered anticholinesterase therapy and two cases were taking corticosteroid drug additionally. All cases were administered intravenous immunoglobulin therapy preoperatively. We performed extended thymectomy via median sternotomy for the six of the cases, and thoracomy in one case, because of recurrens of malign timoma. One patient died at the 30th day after surgery. The follow up period was 15.4 (Range 6 to 13) months. Complet remission was seen in three cases and partial remission in one. Two cases were stable. As a result; extended thymectomy improves the quality of life. It may also provide complet remission. We obtained good results in our myasthenic cases by extended thymectomy. We believe that this procedure may be preferable in myasthenic cases.
1. Tansel T, Onursal E, Barlas S, Tireli E,
Alpagut U. Results of surgical treatment for
nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis. Surgery
Today 2003; 33: 666-70.
2. Badak ‹, Ça¤›r›c› U, Çalkavur T, Telli A, Durma
‹, Bilkay Ö. Timomatöz myastenia graviste
geniflletilmifl timektomi sonuçlar›. Gö¤üs
Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi 1999; 7: 52-6.
3. Kattach H, Anastasiadis K, Cleuziou J,
Buckley C, Shine B, Pillai R, Ratnatunga C.
Transsternal thymectomy for myasthenia
gravis: surgical outcome. Ann Thorac Surg
2006; 81: 305-8.
4. Yüksel M, Çelik M, Aktan S, Zonüzi F, Sevgi
Küllü S. Myasthenia graviste timektominin
yeri. Gö¤üs Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi l994;
2: 8-11.
5. Pai K, Thonse, Azadeh B, and Page R.
Ectopic thymoma of the chest wall. Interact
Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2005; 4(1): 9-11.
6. Tsunezuka Y, Oda M, Matsumoto I, Tamura
M, Watanabe G. Extended thymectomy in
patients with myasthenia gravis with high
thoracic epidural anesthesia alone. World J
Surg 2004; 28: 962-6.
7. Mantegazzaa R, Baggia F, Bernasconia P,
Antozzia C, Confalonieria P. Novellinob L,
Spinellib L, Ferro` c M, Beghid E, Cornelio F.
Video-assisted thoracoscopic extended
thymectomy and extended transsternal
thymectomy (T-3b) in non-thymomatous
myasthenia gravis patients: remission after 6
years of follow-up. J Neurol Sci 2003; 212:
31-6.
8. Venuta F, Rendina E, Giacomo T, Rocca G,
Antonini G, Ciccone A, Ricci C, Coloni G.
Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: A 27-
year experience. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
1999; 15: 621-5.
9. Bril V, Kojic J, Ilse W, Cooper J. Long-term
clinical outcome after transcervical thymectomy
for myasthenia gravis. Ann Thorac Surg
1998; 65: 1520-2.
10. Nieto I, Robledo J, Pajuelo M, Montes J,
Giron J, Alonso J, Sancho L. Prognostic factors
for myasthenia gravis treated by thymectomy:
Review of 61 cases. Ann Thorac Surg 1999;
67: 1568-71.