Minimally invasive resection of benign esophageal tumors

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 176-181

  Kent, Michael ^a   d'Amato, Thomas ^a   Nordman, Cory ^a   Schuchert, Matthew ^a   Landreneau, Rodney ^a   Alvelo Rivera, Miguel ^a   Luketich, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEURILEMOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 34250772933     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.10.082     Document Type: Article

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