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Thymectomy by partial sternotomy for the treatment of myasthenia gravis  Paulo M Pêgo-Fernandes, MD, PhD, José Ribas Milanez de Campos, MD, PhD, Fabio.

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1 Thymectomy by partial sternotomy for the treatment of myasthenia gravis 
Paulo M Pêgo-Fernandes, MD, PhD, José Ribas Milanez de Campos, MD, PhD, Fabio Biscegli Jatene, MD, PhD, Paulo Marchiori, MD, PhD, Francisco Vargas Suso, MD, PhD, Sérgio Almeida de Oliveira, MD, PhD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 74, Issue 1, Pages (July 2002) DOI: /S (02)

2 Fig 1 Cutaneous incision, starting 2 cm below the sternal furcula, extending to the fourth intercostal space. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (02) )

3 Fig 2 After incision over the sternum, a Finochietto retractor is used to expose the thymus. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (02) )

4 Fig 3 Actuarial survival of patients who underwent thymectomy by partial median sternotomy. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (02) )


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