Preface

I am pleased to present this Thoracic Surgery Clinics dedicated to myasthenia gravis (MG) and thymectomy. The recent international prospectively randomized trial of thymectomy for MG (MGTX trial) has finally proven the effectiveness of thymectomy in nonthymomatous MG. The historical road to enable definitive proof of the role and effectiveness of thymectomy was led by many surgical leaders and thoracic surgical legends. We should be particularly indebted to Dr Fred Jaretzki, whose surgical leadership enabled the randomized international trial to come to fruition.
Source: Thoracic Surgery Clinics - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research