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Editorial
. 2016 Nov;8(11):3003-3005.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.11.88.

Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: what we know and what we don't

Carlos E Bravo-Iñiguez  1 , Michael T Jaklitsch  1
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Editorial

Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: what we know and what we don't

Carlos E Bravo-Iñiguez et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Nov.
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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Randomized Trial of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis.
    Wolfe GI, Kaminski HJ, Aban IB, Minisman G, Kuo HC, Marx A, Ströbel P, Mazia C, Oger J, Cea JG, Heckmann JM, Evoli A, Nix W, Ciafaloni E, Antonini G, Witoonpanich R, King JO, Beydoun SR, Chalk CH, Barboi AC, Amato AA, Shaibani AI, Katirji B, Lecky BR, Buckley C, Vincent A, Dias-Tosta E, Yoshikawa H, Waddington-Cruz M, Pulley MT, Rivner MH, Kostera-Pruszczyk A, Pascuzzi RM, Jackson CE, Garcia Ramos GS, Verschuuren JJ, Massey JM, Kissel JT, Werneck LC, Benatar M, Barohn RJ, Tandan R, Mozaffar T, Conwit R, Odenkirchen J, Sonett JR, Jaretzki A 3rd, Newsom-Davis J, Cutter GR; MGTX Study Group. Wolfe GI, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 Aug 11;375(6):511-22. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1602489. N Engl J Med. 2016. PMID: 27509100 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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