흉선절제술 전처치로 혈장교환을 시행하였던 중증근무력증 환자 1예 = Plasmapheresis in Preparing Myasthenic Patient for Thymectomy: A case report.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The authors used plasmapheresis to prepare a 18-year-old male patient with myasthenia gravis for thymectomy. He had generalized muscular weakness and oculobulbar symptoms for 17 months. Plasmapheresis was performed three times on alternate day. After the last plasmaphersis the above symptoms were much improved so that anticholinesterase medication was discontinued. Three days later, thymectomy was performed and he was extubated immediately following operation without complication. Anticholinesterase therapy was resumed on the postoperative second day. We think that preoperative plasmapheresis is beneficial during the postoperative period.