Cancer of the esophagus - Endoscopic ultrasound: Selection for cure

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 341-346

  Caletti, Giancarlo ^a,b   Bocus, Paolo ^a   Fusaroli, Pietro ^a   Togliani, Thomas ^a   Marhefka, Gregary ^a   Roda, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer stage; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Esophageal cancer

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031711222     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1998/535370     Document Type: Conference Paper

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