Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 63-83 , Spring 2005

Transhiatal Esophagectomy without Thoracotomy

  • Mark B. Orringer, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Mark B. Orringer, MD, Section of General Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, 2120 Taubman Center, Box 0344, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

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PII: S1522-2942(05)00011-5

doi: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2005.03.001

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 63-83 , Spring 2005

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