Thymectomy in the treatment of ocular myasthenia gravis

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 562-568

  Roberts, Peter F ^a,c   Venuta, Federico ^b   Rendina, Erino ^b   De Giacomo, Tiziana ^b   Coloni, Giorgio F ^b   Follette, David M ^a   Richman, David P ^a   Benfield, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17944363290     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.116191     Document Type: Article

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