Long-term follow-up after robotic thymectomy for nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1018-1023

  Freeman, Richard K ^a   Ascioti, Anthony J ^a   Van Woerkom, Jaclyn M ^a   Vyverberg, Amy ^a   Robison, Robert J ^a  

^a ST VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NONTHYMOMATOUS MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTICS; SCORING SYSTEM; THORACOSCOPE; THYMECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THYMECTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052787390     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.054     Document Type: Article

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