Originally Posted by gr8ful

I've read quite a few articles about the outcome of a thymectomy. Initially I read something that said it was essentially a path to a MG cure. Then I learned more and it's a whole lot more complicated than that.

One article said:


"In a review of 100 consecutive patients who underwent left-sided robotic thymectomy for MG, Marulli et al demonstrated the safety and efficacy of this approach. No deaths or intraoperative complications occurred. On 5-year clinical follow-up, 28.5% of patients had complete stable remission, and 87.5% showed overall improvement. Remission was significantly more likely in patients with preoperative Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America class I to II."

and this sounds pretty good.

Is that article wrong? Is there a consensus on this forum regarding thymectomy? Why is there so much apparent controversy?