Predictors of clinical outcome following extended thymectomy in myasthenia gravis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-237

  Özdemir, Nezih ^a,c   Kara, Murat ^b   Dikmen, Erkan ^b   Nadir, Aydin ^a   Akal, Murat ^a   Yücemen, Nezih ^a   Yavuzer, Şinasi ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clinical outcome; Myasthenia gravis; Thymectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ECTOPIC TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS GLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12244284581     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00744-3     Document Type: Article

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