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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2025

Surgical treatment of myasthenia gravis: 10 years of single center experience.

José De Sá Moraes Neto, Jaqueline Schaparini Fonini, Francisco De Assis Cavalcanti Neto, Fernanda Aquino De Oliveira, Gabriel Lunardi Aranha, Antonio Alberto Zambon, Eduardo De Paula Estephan, Edmar Zanoteli, Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes, Alessandro Wasum Mariani

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José De Sá Moraes NetoUniversity of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jaqueline Schaparini FoniniInstituto do Coracao, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Francisco De Assis Cavalcanti NetoInstituto do Coracao, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Fernanda Aquino De OliveiraInstituto do Coracao, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Gabriel Lunardi AranhaInstituto do Coracao, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Antonio Alberto ZambonHospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Eduardo De Paula EstephanUniversity of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Edmar ZanoteliUniversity of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Paulo Manuel Pêgo-FernandesInstituto do Coracao, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Alessandro Wasum MarianiInstituto do Coracao, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate a 10-year experience in the surgical treatment of patients with myasthenia gravis, focusing on clinical and pharmacological outcomes. Methods: A retrospective single-center study was conducted based on prospective data collection from the Redcap® maintained by the Thoracic Surgery Department in a Brazilian tertiary hospital. Patients with myasthenia gravis (AchR positive), who underwent surgical treatment as an adjuvant to clinical therapy were included. Results: The study comprised 85 patients with a mean age of 43 years; 75% were female. Regarding the type of surgery, 24.7% underwent sternotomy and 75.3% minimally invasive approach. The median hospital stay was 4.0 days (p25 = 3.0; p75 = 5.5), and the median ICU stay was 1.0 days (p25 = 0.40, p75 = 2). Postoperative outcomes showed a corticosteroid reduction in 52 participants (61%), and 30 (35%) showed anticholinesterase reduction. The median dose of corticosteroids before surgery was 40.00 mg, and after surgery, 20.00 ( Conclusion: This study demonstrated that surgical treatment for myasthenia gravis is safe and effective for symptom control and medication reduction, regardless of the surgical approach, with shorter ICU and hospital stays through the minimally invasive approach.

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minimally invasive thoracic surgerymyastheniaOsserman classificationthymectomytymoma

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PMCPMC12369495

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