Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: Video-assisted versus transsternal

Thymectomy may benefit patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) or myasthenia with thymomas. Currently, video-assisted (VA) thoracic surgery is popular and plays an important role in thymectomy. We compared the clinical outcomes of VA thymectomy with conventional transsternal (TS) approach t...

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Main Authors: Chien-Ming Lo, Hung-I. Lu, Ming-Jang Hsieh, Shao-Shuan Lee, Jen-Ping Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-10-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664614001818