Evaluation of anatomical and functional changes esophageal stump of patients with advanced megaesophagus submitted to subtotal laparoscopic esophagectomy Avaliação das alterações anatômicas e funcionais do coto esofágico de pacientes portadores de megaesôfago avançado submetidos à esofagectomia subtotal laparoscópica

PURPOSE: Evaluate anatomical and functional changes of the esophageal stump and gastric fundus of patients with advanced megaesophagus, submitted to laparoscopic subtotal esophagectomy. METHODS: Twenty patients with advanced megaesophagus, previously submitted to a videolaparoscopic subtotal esophag...

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Main Authors: Júverson Alves Terra Júnior, Guilherme Azevedo Terra, Alex Augusto da Silva, Eduardo Crema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2012-09-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502012000900011