Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 220-230 , Autumn 2005

Video-assisted Transcervical Thymectomy

  • Marc de Perrot, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Shaf Keshavjee, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Toronto-Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, M5G 2C4 Ontario, Canada.
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  • Shaf Keshavjee, MD

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PII: S1522-2942(05)00074-7

doi: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2005.10.001

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 220-230 , Autumn 2005

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