Comparison between video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy and transternal thymectomy for myasthenia gravis (analysis of 82 cases)

International Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-41

  Lin, Torng Sen ^a,b,d   Tzao, Ching ^c   Lee, Shih Chun ^c   Wu, Chin Yen ^a   Shy, Cheng Jen ^a   Lee, Ching Yi ^b   Chou, Ming Chih ^b  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Thoracoscopic thymectomy; Transternal thymectomy; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery; Video assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EXTUBATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCISION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; ORGAN WEIGHT; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REMISSION; SAFETY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TAIWAN; THORACOSCOPY; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; THORACOSCOPY; THYMECTOMY; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 18844365353     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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