Anatomy of the extrinsic motor nerve supply to mobilized segments of the oesophagus disrupted by dissection during repair of oesophageal atresia with distal fistula

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1268-1270

  Davies, M R Q ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029760154     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800830929     Document Type: Article

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