In a surgical first, doctors have replaced a heart valve through a small neck incision using robotic assistance, avoiding the ...

.BUFFALO, N.Y. — The first-ever randomized study of the removal of the thymus gland in treating myasthenia gravis was conducted in 2016. Led by Gil I. Wolfe, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and the ...

Background: Complete resection is the standard of care for the treatment of thymoma.The use of minimally invasive surgery remains controversial. Methods: We searched online databases and identified ...

Thymectomy carried a substantially increased risk of all-cause mortality and cancer for adults, a "landmark" study showed. Adults who had undergone thymectomy had at least double the risk of all ...

To examine consequences of thymectomy in young children, we examined T-cell subsets and parameters of thymopoiesis in children and young adults presenting for cardiothoracic surgical procedures.

Thymectomy has been shown to benefit patients with acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive generalized MG. The preferred surgical approach for thymectomy in MG varies widely, and the MGTX study ...

The first-ever randomized study of the removal of the thymus gland in treating myasthenia gravis was conducted in 2016. Led by Gil I. Wolfe, SUNY Distinguished Professor and the Irvin and Rosemary ...

Performing thymectomy in patients with nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis has remained controversial since the practice guideline in 2000 could not conclusively determine a benefit from the procedure.

Results of a recent database analysis reveal that patients with juvenile myasthenia gravis—particularly prepubescent girls—might benefit from early thymectomy to cut production of autoreactive ...

Thymectomy was associated with more frequent, varied, and aggressive cancers that had a higher incidence of recurrence and resulted in increased mortality from cancer.

Background: Recently, thymectomy in adults has been linked to a higher incidence of several malignancies (Kooshesh et al NEJM 2023). Accompanying translational studies suggest that depleted T-cell ...

Many studies address the influence of the gut microbiome on the immune system, but few dissect the effect of T cells on gut microbiota and mucosal responses. We have employed larval thymectomy in ...