Thoracoscopic thymectomy in children: Our preliminary experience

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 556-559

  Molinaro, Francesco ^a   Garzi, Alfredo ^a   Cerchia, Elisa ^a   Angotti, Rossella ^a   Di Maggio, Giovanni ^a   Valla, Jean S ^b   Messina, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Fondation Lenval Hopital pour Enfants   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM MASS; OPERATION DURATION; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX PAIN; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84878549461     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2012.0556     Document Type: Article

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