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Mixed connective tissue disease surgery
Introduction
Overview
Overview
In MCTD, surgical options are the alternative for the patients who continue to progress in the disease related complications despite aggressive therapy. The surgical options include procedures like atrial septostomy and lung transplantation.
Surgery
Surgery
- In MCTD, surgical options are the alternative for the patients who continue to progress in the disease related complications despite aggressive therapy.
- The surgical options include procedures like atrial septostomy and lung transplantation.[1]
References
References
- ↑ Ciang NC, Pereira N, Isenberg DA (March 2017). “Mixed connective tissue disease-enigma variations?”. Rheumatology (Oxford). 56 (3): 326–333. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kew265. PMID 27436003.
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