Thoracoscopic enucleation of an esophageal leiomyoma

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 89-90

  Nguyen, Ninh T ^a,c   Alcocer, Julian J ^b   Luketich, James D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal leiomyoma; Thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY;

ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 0033946155     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200007000-00023     Document Type: Article

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