Operative technique for thoracoscopic thymectomy

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 943-946

  Ruckert J C ^a   Gellert, K ^b   Muller J M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Oskar Ziethen Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Technique; Thoracoscopic thymectomy; Thymoma; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS;

EID: 0345425629     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649901142     Document Type: Article

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