Videothoracoscopic approach to primary mediastinal pathology

Chest

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1179-1183

  Roviaro, Giancarlo ^a,b   Varoli, Federico ^a   Nucca, Ombretta ^a   Vergani, Contardo ^a   Maciocco, Marco ^a  

^a San Giuseppe Hospital   (Italy)

^b Ospedale San Guiseppe   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediastinal neoplasms; Myasthenia gravis; Thoracoscopy; Thymectomy; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; THYMOMA; THYMUS CYST; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0034053108     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.117.4.1179     Document Type: Article

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