Impact of minimally invasive trans-cervical thymectomy on outcome in patients with myasthenia gravis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 677-683

  De Perrot, Marc ^a   Bril, Vera ^b   McRae, Karen ^a   Keshavjee, Shaf ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Thymectomy; Thymoma; Video assisted

Indexed keywords

PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; REMISSION; STERNOTOMY; SYMPTOM; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; REMISSION INDUCTION; RISK FACTORS; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142216557     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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