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Review
. 1997 Aug;7(3):601-10; discussion 611-2.

Complications of transhiatal esophagectomy

S K Gandhi  1 , K S Naunheim
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  • PMID: 9246405
Review

Complications of transhiatal esophagectomy

S K Gandhi et al. Chest Surg Clin N Am. 1997 Aug.

Abstract

THE is accompanied by significant operative morbidity. Most complications, however, are not life-threatening and, overall, this method of esophageal resection is safe, expeditious, effective, and physiologically well tolerated for patients with benign esophageal disease and for patients with cancer of the esophagus.

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