Prognostic Factors of Myasthenia Gravis Remission After Thymectomy at National Referral Hospital in Indonesia
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چکیده
Introduction. Thymectomy is a recommended treatment for myasthenia gravis, enfacing the problem of low remission rate. However, Indonesian-specific characteristics gravis are somehow different from those well-developed countries. Thus, identifying prognostic factors influencing required patient selection to provide optimal preoperative issues.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The New Ropanasuri : journal of surgery
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2549-7871']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7454/nrjs.v7i2.1132