Repair of esophageal perforation after treatment for achalasia

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1609-1611

  Urbani, Moria ^a   Mathisen, Douglas J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MYOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033917581     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01149-8     Document Type: Article

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