Myasthenia gravis treatment with thymus removal surgery

Thymus removal surgery, also known as thymectomy, is a method of myasthenia gravis treatment that might be used to treat the so-called double-seronegative type of this disease. It means that all symptoms of the myasthenia gravis are still revealed. Still, the patient doesn’t demonstrate an increased level (or any level) of specific antibodies in the blood serum that are believed to cause the disease. Most treatment centers worldwide recommend thymus removal surgery in such a case. The patient must undergo numerous preparations, including various lab tests, medical imaging procedures, and diagnostic tests, to ensure they can handle the operation. This treatment method requires general anesthesia. Surgeons create a cut on the front chest cavity and reach the thymus site. Next, they carefully remove the organ by separating it from the surrounding tissues and stopping the bleeding. Next, they stitch up the chest cavity in a few separated layers and put a clean dressing on the surgical wound. After the thymus operation, the patient should remain in the clinic for a few days, and medical practitioners will observe the whole post-surgery recovery process and provide follow-up care. Also, the patient will require to take a list of symptomatic medications to relieve the severity of symptoms.