BUFFALO, N.Y. — Surgery to remove the thymus gland in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG), a rare autoimmune disease affecting neuromuscular function, provides significant clinical benefits for as ...

The thymus gland - which produces immune T cells before birth and during childhood - is often regarded as nonfunctional in adults, and it's sometimes removed during cardiac surgery for easier access ...

Surgery to remove the thymus gland in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG), a rare autoimmune disease affecting neuromuscular function, provides significant clinical benefits for as long as five years ...

Thymectomy is a type of surgery for myasthenia gravis (MG). It involves removing the thymus gland. Modern thymectomy techniques are minimally invasive and can have long-term benefits for symptoms.

Thoracoscopic thymectomy may offer quicker recovery and reduced disease severity compared to transsternal thymectomy in myasthenia gravis patients. Left VATS was associated with less severe disease ...

There's a small fatty gland that sits behind your sternum and is often said to be 'useless' in adulthood. A retrospective study, however, suggests the thymus gland is not nearly as expendable as ...

The life-saving initiative is part of a broader public-private partnership between the government, Cimas and other entities ...

The girl was born without T cells. Cultured tissue from a donated thymus gland will be implanted into her thigh. If all goes well, the surgery will give her an immunity system. It wasn’t wrapped. It ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Surgery to remove the thymus gland in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG), a rare autoimmune disease affecting neuromuscular function, provides significant clinical benefits for as ...