Late onset iatrogenic diaphragmatic hernia after laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy for gastric cancer

Journal of Gastric Cancer

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-52

  Suh, Youngjin ^a   Lee, Jun Hyun ^a   Jeon, Haemyung ^a   Kim, Dongjin ^a   Kim, Wook ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diaphragmatic hernia; Laparoscopic gastrectomy; Late complications; Ultrasonic activated scissor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867510007     PISSN: 2093582X     EISSN: 20935641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5230/jgc.2012.12.1.49     Document Type: Article

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