Laparoscopic Esophageal Myotomy: Techniques and Results

Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract: Volume 1-2, Seventh Edition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 354-361

  Zaninotto, Giovanni ^a,b   Costantini, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Mirano Public Hospital   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4377-2206-2.00029-4     Document Type: Chapter

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