Bilateral video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy has a surgical extent similar to that of transsternal extended thymectomy with more favorable early surgical outcomes for myasthenia gravis patients

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 849-854

  Lee, Chang Young ^a   Kim, Dae Joon ^a   Lee, Jin Gu ^a   Park, In Kyu ^a   Bae, Mi Kyung ^a   Chung, Kyung Young ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Thoracoscopy; Thymectomy

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

EID: 79954424866     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-010-1280-y     Document Type: Article

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