Robot-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy for a giant upper esophageal leiomyoma

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-93

  Boone, J ^a   Draaisma, W A ^a   Schipper, M E I ^a   Broeders, I A M J ^a   Rinkes, I H M B ^a   Van Hillegersberg, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Esophageal neoplasm; Esophagectomy; Leiomyoma; Minimally invasive surgical procedure; Robotics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGOGASTROSTOMY; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROTOMY; LEIOMYOMA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; THORACOSCOPY;

ADULT; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; ROBOTICS; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 38049180895     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2007.00709.x     Document Type: Article

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