Harmonic scalpel in video-assisted thoracoscopic thymic resections

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 366-369

  Soon, Jia Lin ^a   Agasthian, Thirugnanam ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; DIATHERMY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; TUMOR VOLUME; ELECTROCOAGULATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; THORAX SURGERY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55949128798     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/021849230801600505     Document Type: Article

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