Thoracoscopic excision with mini-thoracotomy for a bronchogenic cyst of the esophagus

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 27, 1999, Pages 1785-1787

  Sasajima, Koji ^a   Koizumi, Kiyoshi ^a   Onda, Masahiko ^a   Miyashita, Masao ^a   Yoshiyuki, Toshiro ^a   Matsutani, Takeshi ^a   Inokuchi, Koiti ^a   Takubo, Kaiyo ^b  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchogenic cyst; Esophagus; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPHAGIA; ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CYST; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; BRONCHOGENIC CYST; ENDOSCOPY; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0032767547     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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