Primary repair for delayed recognition of esophageal perforation

Difficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 298-304

  Wright, Cameron D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 79952605476     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84628-474-8_37     Document Type: Chapter

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