Minimally Invasive Intrathoracic Esophagogastric Anastomosis

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 256-258

  Levy, Ryan M ^a   Luketich, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGOGASTROSTOMY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TRANSECTION; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; PYLOROPLASTY; STAPLER; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGUS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; STOMACH; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 78650120774     PISSN: 10430679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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