Robotic-Assisted Thymectomy: How Less Invasive Can We Be?

Isr Med Assoc J

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rabin Medical Center (Beilinson Campus), Petah Tikva, affiliated with Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Published: October 2018

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