1. Predictors of outcome in thymectomy for myasthenia gravis
Jason M Budde, MD, Cullen D Morris, MD, Anthony A Gal, MD, Kamal A Mansour, MD, Joseph I Miller, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 72, Issue 1, Pages (July 2001)
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2. Fig 1
T incision for thymectomy: skin incision (solid line) is T shaped; sternum is divided (dashed line) from notch to fourth costal cartilage. See text for more details. (Reprinted with permission from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons from Miller JI, Mansour KA, Hatcher CR Jr. Median sternotomy T incision for thymectomy in myasthenia gravis. Ann Thorac Surg 1982;34:473–4.)
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3. Fig 2
Average length of stay for patients undergoing thymectomy for myasthenia gravis, divided into time periods. ∗p < 0.05.
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4. Fig 3
Responses to thymectomy by age (50 years or younger versus older than 50). The proportions of younger patients receiving benefit, and older patients getting worse, were statistically significant. ∗p = 0.02.
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