The pharyngoesophageal segment: Endoscopic treatment of Zenker's diverticulum

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 12-21

  Mahieu, H F ^a   De Bree, R ^a   Dagli, S A ^a   Snel, A M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ZENKER DIVERTICULUM;

EID: 0029978741     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/dote/9.1.12     Document Type: Article

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