Distance Alone Does Not Define the Value of the Posterior Mediastinal Route for Esophageal Reconstruction

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1390-

  Cooke, David T ^a   Calhoun, Royce F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOMA; CRICOID; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPLASIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RECONSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDIASTINUM; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLORUS; STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT; STERNUM; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MEDIASTINUM; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70249123140     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.03.036     Document Type: Letter

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