Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 205, Issue 6 , Pages 735-740 , December 2007

Comparing Outcomes after Transthoracic and Transhiatal Esophagectomy: A 5-Year Prospective Cohort of 17,395 Patients

Received 7 March 2007 ,Revised 2 July 2007 ,Accepted 2 July 2007.

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 Competing Interests Declared: None.

PII: S1072-7515(07)01161-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.07.001

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 205, Issue 6 , Pages 735-740 , December 2007

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