Three-field lymph node dissection in the treatment of thoracic esophageal carcinoma: the Turkish experience
✍ Scribed by Z. Ferahköşe; A. Ziya Anadol; H. Gökbayir; A. Dursun; E. Öztürk
- Book ID
- 108980852
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 136 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1120-8694
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