Video-assisted completion thymectomy in refractory myasthenia

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 252-254

  Mineo, T C ^a   Pompeo, E ^a   Ambrogi, V ^a   Bernardi, G ^a   Iani, C ^a   Sabato, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; CYTOKERATIN; PREDNISONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECTOPIC TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; THYMECTOMY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0031917675     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(98)70470-2     Document Type: Article

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