Thymectomy through lateralized partial sternotomy
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Thymectomy through lateralized partial sternotomy
A young woman with nonthymomic myasthenia gravis with failure of medical treatment was offered thymectomy through partial sternotomy. Shifting of vertical arm of "L" incision laterally avoids fracture of opposite sternal flange and provides better sternal stability postoperatively.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0975-3583
DOI: 10.4103/0975-3583.85268