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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195200/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22022149 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-3583.85268 |