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Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 3/2012

01-03-2012 | Letter to the Editor--Reply

Combined pretherapeutic endoscopic and laparoscopic ultrasonography may predict survival of patients with upper gastrointestinal tract cancer

Author: Michael Bau Mortensen

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 3/2012

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We greatly appreciate professor Hottenrott’s interest in our manuscript and the fact that he shares our concern regarding the quality and accuracy of the current pretherapeutic imaging technology for patients with upper gastrointestinal tract cancer (UGIC). …
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Metadata
Title
Combined pretherapeutic endoscopic and laparoscopic ultrasonography may predict survival of patients with upper gastrointestinal tract cancer
Author
Michael Bau Mortensen
Publication date
01-03-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-011-1974-9

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