Comparison of late results of basic transsternal and extended transsternal thymectomies in the treatment of myasthenia gravis

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 253-258

  Zieliński, Marcin ^a   Kuzdzał, Jarosław ^a   Szlubowski, Artur ^a   Soja, Jerzy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NECK DISSECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NECK; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNUM; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442556992     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.11.040     Document Type: Article

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