Secondary tracheoesophageal puncture and myotomy—A novel outpatient technique
✍ Scribed by Shay I. Duvdevani; Yoav P. Talmi; Zeev Horowitz; Michael Wolf; Lev Bedrin
- Book ID
- 112097500
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 929 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-3074
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