The importance of the time interval between diagnosis and operation in myasthenia gravis patients

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 125-129

  Dural, Koray ^a   Yildirim, E ^a   Han, S ^a   Ozisik K ^a   Ulasan N ^a   Saygin, H ^a   Sakinci, U ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis, diagnosis; Myasthenia gravis, surgery; Thymectomy

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REMISSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYMECTOMY; TIME MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; THYMECTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038070168     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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