Robot-assisted Thymectomy with the 'da Vinci' Surgical System in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis -A case report- |
Yi, Jung-Hoon
(Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Medical Center, College of Medicine, Dong-A University)
Jeong, Sang-Seok (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Medical Center, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) Woo, Jong-Soo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Medical Center, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) Cho, Gwang-Jo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Medical Center, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) Bang, Jung-Hee (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Medical Center, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) Choi, Pill-Jo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Medical Center, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) Park, Kwon-Jae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Medical Center, College of Medicine, Dong-A University) |
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