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Prashant N Mohite1, Sandip Singh Rana, Prasanth Sadasivan
1Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Postgraduation Institute of Medical Research and Education, Chandigarh, India.
A young woman with nonthymomic myasthenia gravis with failure of medical treatment was offered thymectomy through partial sternotomy. Shifting of vertical arm of "L" incision laterally avoids fracture of opposite sternal flange and provides better sternal stability postoperatively.
A young woman with nonthymomic myasthenia gravis with failure of medical treatment was offered thymectomy through partial sternotomy. Shifting of vertical arm of "L" incision laterally avoids fracture of opposite sternal flange and provides better sternal stability postoperatively.
