Comparison of outcomes after extended thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: Bilateral thoracoscopic approach versus sternotomy

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 424-427

  Shiono, Hiroyuki ^a   Kadota, Yoshihisa ^a   Hayashi, Akio ^a   Okumura, Meinoshin ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Sternotomy; Thymectomy; Thymus; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNOTOMY; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS GLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74949115258     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181c48242     Document Type: Article

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