Video-assisted thoracoscopic extended thymectomy in myasthenic children

• Main Authors: Rita Sonzogni (Author), Lorenzo Novellino (Author), Alberto Benigni (Author), Ilaria Busi (Author), Magda Khotcholava (Author), Angelica Spotti (Author), Valter Sonzogni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease marked by weakness of voluntary musculature. Medical and surgical therapy of adult myasthenia is well documented. There is little pediatric surgical evidence, only a few case reports being available. The aim of this paper is to verify whether the surgi...