Robotic extirpation of complex massive esophageal leiomyoma

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 286-289

  DeUgarte, Daniel A ^a   Teitelbaum, Daniel ^b   Hirschl, Ronald B ^b   Geiger, James D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CYST; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; ROBOTICS; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 41449115309     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2007.0067     Document Type: Article

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