Thymoma is associated with relapse of symptoms after transsternal thymectomy for myasthenia gravis

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-46

  Hsu, Han Shui ^a   Huang, Chien Sheng ^a   Huang, Biing Shiun ^a   Lee, Hui Chen ^a   Kao, Ko Pei ^a   Hsu, Wen Hu ^a   Huang, Min Hsiung ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Relapse; Thymectomy

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYMPTOM; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 32044459925     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.116616     Document Type: Article

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