Comparison on the clinical efficacy of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and traditional open thoracic surgery in the treatment of type Ⅰ myasthenia gravis
Objective To explore and analyze the clinical effects of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery(VATS) for the treatment of type Ⅰ myasthenia gravis. Methods The clinical data of eighty-two patients of type Ⅰ myasthenia gravis undergoing thoracic surgery in our hospital from March 2011 to August 2015 were analyzed, including38 patients treated with VATS(VATS group) and 44 patients treated with open thoracic surgery(open group). The general situation, immune factor, stress response, complications and treatment ...