Meta-Analysis of Limited Thymectomy versus Total Thymectomy for Masaoka Stage I and II Thymoma |
Pulle, Mohan Venkatesh
(Centre for Chest Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital)
Asaf, Belal Bin (Centre for Chest Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital) Puri, Harsh Vardhan (Centre for Chest Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital) Bishnoi, Sukhram (Centre for Chest Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital) Kumar, Arvind (Centre for Chest Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital) |
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