The thoracoscopic thymectomy for Myasthenia gravis;Die thorakoskopische thymektomie bei der Myasthenia gravis

Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 422-427

  Gellert, Klaus ^a   Bottger J ^a   Martin, T ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Thoracoscopic thymectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; OPERATION DURATION; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSCOPY; THYMECTOMY;

EID: 27144443379     PISSN: 0044409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-836821     Document Type: Review

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