The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages 969-975 , April 2010

Esophagectomy after anti-reflux surgery

Presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Western Thoracic Surgical Association, June 24–27, 2009, Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff Springs, Alberta, Canada.

  • K. Robert Shen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: K. Robert Shen, MD, Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, MN 55905.
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  • Karen M. Harrison-Phipps, MB, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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  • Stephen D. Cassivi, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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  • Dennis Wigle, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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  • Francis C. Nichols III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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  • Mark S. Allen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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  • Christina M. Wood, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
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  • Claude Deschamps, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn

Received 29 June 2009 ,Revised 17 November 2009 ,Accepted 7 December 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01597-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.12.003

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages 969-975 , April 2010

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