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Annals of Surgical Oncology
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 1/2011

01-01-2011 | Gastrointestinal Oncology

In Reply: Stent Placement in Treatment of Esophageal or Esophago-Gastric Cancer

Authors: Felix B. Langer, MD, Johannes Zacherl, MD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 1/2011

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Thank you for the opportunity to comment the letter of Webb, Griffin, and Shenfine. To our regret, our article was obviously misinterpreted. …
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Metadata
Title
In Reply: Stent Placement in Treatment of Esophageal or Esophago-Gastric Cancer
Authors
Felix B. Langer, MD
Johannes Zacherl, MD
Publication date
01-01-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-010-1098-9

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