"Thymectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical removal of the thymus gland. (Dorland, 28th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D013934
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.928.770
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thymectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Outcomes After Transcervical Thymectomy for Ocular Myasthenia Gravis: A Retrospective Cohort Study With Inverse Probability Weighting. J Neuroophthalmol. 2020 03; 40(1):8-14.
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Thymectomy may not be associated with clinical improvement in MuSK myasthenia gravis. Muscle Nerve. 2019 04; 59(4):404-410.
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Autoimmune enteropathy and hepatitis in pediatric heart transplant recipient. Pediatr Transplant. 2017 Mar; 21(2).
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Visual and systemic outcomes in pediatric ocular myasthenia gravis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2010 Oct; 150(4):453-459.e3.
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Immunosuppressive or surgical treatment for ocular Myasthenia Gravis. Arch Neurol. 2007 Dec; 64(12):1792-4.
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The "slurp" test: bedside evaluation of bulbar muscle fatigue. Pediatrics. 2006 Aug; 118(2):e530-3.
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Myasthenia gravis: a review with emphasis on the potential role of thymectomy. J S C Med Assoc. 1990 Jul; 86(7):392-6.