The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages 395-404.e1 , February 2010

Outcomes after a decade of laparoscopic giant paraesophageal hernia repair

Received 5 May 2009 ,Revised 10 September 2009 ,Accepted 1 October 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

 Supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, NIH/NCRR/CTSA Grant UL1 RR024153.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.10.005

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages 395-404.e1 , February 2010

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