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Surgical treatment of esophageal adenocarcinoma: Concepts in evolution

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    Jeffrey H. Peters M.D. (Professor of Surgery)

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Peters, J.H. Surgical treatment of esophageal adenocarcinoma: Concepts in evolution. J Gastrointest Surg 6, 518–521 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1091-255X(02)00025-2

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