Transsternal Thymectomy
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Complete stable remission after extended transsternal thymectomy in myasthenia gravis.
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PURPOSE Extensive extirpation of cervico-mediastinal adipose tissue increases the chance of removing ectopic thymic tissues, thus potentially improving the prognosis of myasthenia gravis after thymectomy. We sought to increase efficacy and safety of transsternal maximal thymectomy (TSMT). MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty four patients who underwent TSMT from July 2006 to June 2007 were retrospect...
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عنوان ژورنال: Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1522-2942
DOI: 10.1053/otct.2001.30176