Comparison of early postoperative results of thymectomy: Partial sternotomy vs. videothoracoscopy

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 110-113

  Toker, A ^a   Eroglu, O ^a   Ziyade, S ^a   Tanju, S ^a,b   Senturk, M ^a   Dilege, S ^a   Kalayci, G ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Anesthesiology ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Sternotomy; Thymectomy; VATS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONVALESCENCE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STERNOTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; THYMECTOMY; TUBE; VIDEOTHORACOSCOPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHEST TUBES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STERNUM; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THYMECTOMY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 17444388472     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830424     Document Type: Review

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