Video-assisted thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: An update of a single institution experience

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 978-983

  Savcenko, Michal ^a   Wendt, Gretchen K ^a   Prince, Syma L ^a   Mack, Michael J ^a  

^a Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Thoracoscopic thymectomy; Thymectomy; Video assisted thymectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THYMECTOMY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036895657     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00593-6     Document Type: Article

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