The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 6 , Pages 1406-1414 , June 2009

The normal configuration and interindividual differences in intramural lymphatic vessels of the esophagus

  • Shinji Yajin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan
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  • Gen Murakami, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation, Iwamizawa Kojin-kai Hospital, Iwamizawa, Japan
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  • Hiromi Takeuchi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Hiromi Takeuchi, MD, PhD, Tottori University School of Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Yonago, Tottori, 683-8504 Japan.
    • ,
  • Tadashi Hasegawa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiroya Kitano, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan

Received 9 January 2008 ,Revised 11 June 2008 ,Accepted 5 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.08.069

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 6 , Pages 1406-1414 , June 2009

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