A total of 1,146 people had their thymus removed, while 6,000 people did not have it removed. Those who underwent a thymectomy were nearly twice as likely to die within five years compared to ...

Eleven of these patients were randomly selected to have a total thymectomy whereas the remaining 7 had only a biopsy of the thymus and served as controls. At the conclusion of each heart operation ...

T he 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 Irvin and ...