Thoracoscopic thymectomy for treatment of myasthenia gravis;Die thorakoskopische thymektomie zur behandlung der myasthenia gravis

Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 506-511

  Ruckert J C ^a   Gellert, K ^a   Einhaupl K ^a   Muller J M ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Thymectomy videoassisted thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; OPERATION DURATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THYMECTOMY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS GLAND; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031858784     PISSN: 0044409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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