Matched-pair comparison of three different approaches for thymectomy in myasthenia gravis

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 711-715

  Ruckert J C ^a   Sobel, H K ^a   Gohring S ^a   Einhaupl K M ^a   Muller J M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Matched pair analysis; Myasthenia gravis; Results; Thoracoscopic thymectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA;

ADULT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THORACOSCOPY; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA;

EID: 0038076348     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-9162-6     Document Type: Article

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