Preliminary experience by a thoracic service with endoscopic transoral stapling of cervical (Zenker's) diverticulum

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1091-1094

  Morse, Christopher R ^a   Fernando, Hiran C ^b   Ferson, Peter F ^c   Landreneau, Rodney J ^c   Luketich, James D ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical (Zenker's) diverticulum; Cricopharyngeal myotomy; Transoral stapling

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL STAPLING; UPPER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; ZENKER DIVERTICULUM;

AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, UPPER; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL STAPLING; ZENKER DIVERTICULUM;

EID: 34548119153     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0191-2     Document Type: Article

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