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01-04-2014 | Letter to the Editor

Hiatal surface area as a basis for a new classification of hiatal hernia

Authors: Stavros A. Antoniou, Rudolph Pointner, Frank-Alexander Granderath

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 4/2014

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To the Editor, …

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Title: Hiatal surface area as a basis for a new classification of hiatal hernia
Authors: Stavros A. Antoniou
Rudolph Pointner
Frank-Alexander Granderath
Publication date: 01-04-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-013-3292-x

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