VATS thymectomy for nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis: Standardized outcome assessment using the myasthenia gravis foundation of America clinical classification

Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-109

  Keating, Cameron P ^a,c   Kong, Yu X ^a   Tay, Valerie ^a   Knight, Simon R ^b   Clarke, C Peter ^b   Wright, Gavin M ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

MGFA; Myasthenia gravis; Thoracoscopic; Thymectomy; VATS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; NONTHYMOMATOUS MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; THYMECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

EID: 79955609728     PISSN: 15569845     EISSN: 15590879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e3182165cdb     Document Type: Article

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