Thoracoabdominal incision: a forgotten tool in the management of complex upper gastrointestinal complications

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Garcia, Luis Jose ^a   Avella, Diego Mauricio ^a   Hartman, Brett ^a   Kimchi, Eric ^a   Staveley O'Carroll, Kevin Finnbar ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastroesophageal junction; Surgical complications; Thoracoabdominal incision

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTRECTOMY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCISION; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MORBIDITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNUM; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; STOMACH PERFORATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UMBILICUS;

AGED; COLON; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; JEJUNUM; LAPAROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; STOMACH DISEASES; THORACOTOMY; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 58949102227     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.032     Document Type: Article

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