Minimally invasive management of epiphrenic esophageal diverticula

American Surgeon

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 465-470

  Matthews, Brent D ^a   Nelms, Cynthia D ^a   Lohr, Charles E ^a   Harold, Kristi L ^a   Kercher, Kent W ^a   Heniford, B Todd ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS DIVERTICULOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DIVERTICULUM, ESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 0043268869     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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