Does thymectomy in adults have long-term health consequences?

Authors

Frank C. Detterbeck, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. Electronic address: Frank.detterbeck@yale.edu.
Henry J. Kaminski, Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Justin D. Blasberg, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.
Kevin C. O'Connor, Department of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn; Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.

Document Type

Editorial

Publication Date

3-1-2025

Journal

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery

Volume

169

Issue

3

DOI

10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.09.004

Keywords

autoimmune disease; cancer; cellular immunity; infection; thymectomy

APA Citation

Detterbeck, Frank C.; Kaminski, Henry J.; Blasberg, Justin D.; and O'Connor, Kevin C., "Does thymectomy in adults have long-term health consequences?" (2025). GW Authored Works. Paper 6943.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/6943

Department

Neurology