Outcome after transsternal radical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: 14-year review at Ratchaburi Hospital

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1304-1310

  Glinjongol, Chanin ^a   Paiboonpol, Supachai ^a  

^a Ratchaburi Regional Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Transsternal radical thymectomy

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; ONSET AGE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYMECTOMY; TRANSSTERNAL RADICAL THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNUM; THAILAND; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13744256035     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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