Results of surgical treatment for nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis

Surgery Today

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 666-670

  Tansel, Turkan ^a   Onursal, Ertan ^a   Barlas, Semih ^a   Tireli, Emin ^a   Alpagut, Ufuk ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Prognosis; Surgery; Thymectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; STERNOTOMY; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041333885     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-003-2584-5     Document Type: Review

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