Staging of oesophageal carcinoma by endoscopic ultrasound: Preliminary experience

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 209-212

  Pham, T ^a   Roach, E ^a   Falk, G L ^a   Chu, J ^a   Ngu, M C ^a   Jones, D B ^a  

^a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endoscopic ultrasound; Oesophageal cancer; Staging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE;

EID: 0031919356     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1998.tb04748.x     Document Type: Article

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