Open AccessLong-term outcome of thoracoscopic extended thymectomy for nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis☆☆☆
Author(s) -
Eugenio Pompeo,
Federico Tacconi,
Roberto Massa,
Davide Mineo,
Sarit Nahmias,
Tommaso Claudio Mineo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.02.021
Subject(s) - myasthenia gravis , thymectomy , medicine , univariate analysis , surgery , prednisolone , gastroenterology , anesthesia , multivariate analysis
Thoracoscopic thymectomy has shown promise in the integrated management of myasthenia gravis (MG) although there is still scant data on long-term results. The aim of this study was to analyze long-term (>5 years) results of thoracoscopic extended thymectomy in nonthymomatous MG.
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