Akpolat, NTilgen, HGursoy, FSaydam, SGurel, A2024-08-042024-08-0419970265-0215https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2346.1997.00113.xhttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/93057The present study describes the management of a myasthenic patient undergoing transsternal thymectomy for whom thoracic epidural anaesthesia using 15 mt of bupivacaine 0.5% combined with isoflurane 0.4% and nitrous oxide in oxygen 50% provided good intra-operative relaxation followed by an uneventful recovery and eliminated the need for other post-operative analgesics.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessanaesthetic technique, thoracic epidural, generalautoimmune disease, myasthenia gravissurgery, transsternal thymectomyArticle142220223908882510.1046/j.1365-2346.1997.00113.x2-s2.0-0030805187Q1WOS:A1997WP03500018Q3