Arterial patterns in the thoracic and abdominal segments of the esophagus: Anatomy and clinical significance

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 399-402

  Yan, Y ^a   Chen, C ^a   Chen, Y ^a   Wu, Y ^a   Shi, Z ^a  

^a NANTONG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Cadaver; Esophageal anatomy; Esophageal artery; Semicircular esophageal artery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERIAL CIRCULATION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0032428079     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01653129     Document Type: Article

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