Continuous tracheal intubation in patients with myasthenia gravis after thymectomy to prevent tracheal incision for myasthenic crisis
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Thymectomy in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis
A case of myasthenia gravis in a 15 years old girl is pre·sented. The disease was present for 5 years before thymectomy was performed. Indications for thymectomy, preoperative preparation, anesthetic and surgical management is -discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.02.041