Lymph node dissection for carcinoma of the esophagus

Difficult Decisions in Thoracic Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 225-233

  Altorki, Nasser K ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84891428348     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84628-474-8_27     Document Type: Chapter

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