Treatment of myasthenia gravis by video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy;Tratamiento de la miastenia grave mediante timectomía videotoracoscópica. Técnica y resultados iniciales

Archivos de Bronconeumologia

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-14

  Loscertales, J ^a   Jimenez Merchn R ^a   Arenas Linares, C J ^a   Garcia Diaz F ^a   Giron Arjona J C ^a   Congregado Loscertales, M ^a   Martinez Parra C ^a   Izquierdo Ayuso, G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Thymectomy; Video assisted thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; THORACOSCOPY; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; THORACOSCOPY; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0347746313     PISSN: 03002896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0300-2896(15)30318-5     Document Type: Article

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