Influence of ectopic thymic tissue on clinical outcome following extended thymectomy in generalized seropositive nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1062-1067

  Ponseti, José M ^a   Gamez, Josep ^a   Vilallonga, Ramón ^a   Ruiz, Carmen ^a   Azem, Jamal ^a   López Cano, Manuel ^a   Armengol, Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Prednisone; Tacrolimus; Thymectomy

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DIARRHEA; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTRICHOSIS; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; INFECTION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MUSCLE CRAMP; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; OBESITY; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SIDE EFFECT; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS HYPERPLASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; CHORISTOMA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PREDNISONE; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION INDUCTION; TACROLIMUS; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS GLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54949130132     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.07.049     Document Type: Article

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