Iatrogenic phrenic nerve injury during thymectomy: the extent of the problem.
Salati
Michele
M
Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Umberto I Regional Hospital, Ancona, Italy. michelesalati@hotmail.com
Cardillo
Giuseppe
G
Carbone
Luigi
L
Rea
Federico
F
Marulli
Giuseppe
G
Brunelli
Alessandro
A
Voltolini
Luca
L
Gotti
Giuseppe
G
Rocco
Gaetano
G
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010791:Phrenic Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020196:Trauma, Nervous System / Q000453:epidemiology*