Thoracic duct injury following esophagectomy in carcinoma of the esophagus: Ligation by the abdominal approach

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 141-146

  Mishra, Pramod Kumar ^a   Saluja, Sundeep Singh ^a   Ramaswamy, Dinesh ^a   Bains, Satinderpal Singh ^a   Haque, Parvez David ^a  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LIGATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; THORACIC DUCT;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC DUCT;

EID: 84871791261     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1811-x     Document Type: Article

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