Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: A 27-year experience

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 621-625

  Venuta, Federico ^a   Rendina, Erino A ^a   De Giacomo, Tiziano ^a   Rocca, Giorgio Della ^a   Antonini, Giovanni ^b   Ciccone, Anna Maria ^a   Ricci, Costante ^a   Coloni, Giorgio Furio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Myasthenia; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032973361     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00052-4     Document Type: Article

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