The Thymus Gland Diagnosis and Surgical Management /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Anastasiadis, Kyriakos (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Ratnatunga, Chandi (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Radiology.; Endocrinology.; Oncology.; Surgery.; Thoracic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Thoracic Surgery.; Imaging / Radiology.

The critical role of the thymus in the immune system is becoming increasingly well understood. Much of this knowledge is widely dispersed throughout the literature. Although thymectomy is well established as a surgical procedure, these advances need to be made available to the surgeon. Furthermore,...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Synopsis
• Anatomy
• Changes with Aging
• Physiology
• Thymic Diseases
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Thymus and Thymoma in Myasthenia Gravis Patients
• Surgical Pathology
• Radiology
• Thymectomy
• Perioperative Management for Thymectomy
• Systemic Treatment of Thymoma
• Radiotherapy in the Management of Thymoma
• Overview of Thymic Surgery and Prospective Strategy for Thymic Diseases.