Stenting for esophageal perforation and anastomotic leak

Difficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery (Second Edition): An Evidence-Based Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 279-285

  Leers, Jessica M ^a   Hölscher, Arnulf H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 84865267079     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84996-492-0_32     Document Type: Chapter

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