Postpneumonectomy esophageal compression: An unusual complication

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 180-181

  Yüksel, Mustafa ^a   Yildizeli, Bedrettin ^a   Evman, Serdar ^a   Kodalli, Nihat ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Compression; Esophagus; Late complication; Postpneumonectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS COMPRESSION; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 21244463488     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.03.015     Document Type: Article

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