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A combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic approach for high epiphrenic diverticula and the importanc...

A combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic approach for high epiphrenic diverticula and the importanc...

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A combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic approach for high epiphrenic diverticula and the importance of complete myotomy

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Full title

A combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic approach for high epiphrenic diverticula and the importance of complete myotomy

Publisher

New York: Springer US

Journal title

Surgical endoscopy, 2017-02, Vol.31 (2), p.788-794

Language

English

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Publisher

New York: Springer US

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Contents

Background
The traditional approach to epiphrenic diverticula is thoracotomy and diverticulectomy, together with myotomy ± partial fundoplication to address underlying dysmotility. A laparoscopic approach has been advocated but access to more proximal diverticula is problematic. We propose the selective addition of a thoracoscopic approach to ov...

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Full title

A combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic approach for high epiphrenic diverticula and the importance of complete myotomy

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1826717142

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1826717142

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ISSN

0930-2794

E-ISSN

1432-2218

DOI

10.1007/s00464-016-5033-4

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