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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2010; 16(30): 3804-3810
Published online Aug 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i30.3804
Published online Aug 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i30.3804
Transhiatal versus transthoracic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer
J Camilo Barreto, Mitchell C Posner, Section of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC 5094, Chicago, IL 60637, United States
Author contributions: Barreto JC and Posner MC contributed equally to this work, performed the literature search, designed and wrote the paper, and discussed and approved the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Mitchell C Posner, MD, Professor, Chief, Section of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Ave MC 5094, Chicago, IL 60637, United States. mposner@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu
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Received: April 24, 2010
Revised: June 7, 2010
Accepted: June 14, 2010
Published online: August 14, 2010
Revised: June 7, 2010
Accepted: June 14, 2010
Published online: August 14, 2010
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