The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 192, Issue 5 , Pages e32-e36 , November 2006

The need for flexibility in the operative management of type III paraesophageal hernias

Presented at the 30th Annual Surgical Symposium of the Association of VA Surgeons, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 7–9, 2006

  • Thomas R. McLean, M.D., J.D.

      Affiliations

    • Dwight D. Eisenhower Veterans Administration Medical Center, 4101 South 4th Street Trafficway, Leavenworth, KS, USA
    • University of Kansas School of Medicine, Leavenworth, KS 66048, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-913-682-2000; fax: +1-913-758-4185.
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  • Chris C. Haller, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Kansas School of Medicine, Leavenworth, KS 66048, USA
    • ,
  • Stephen Lowry, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Kansas School of Medicine, Leavenworth, KS 66048, USA

Received 5 April 2006 ,Revised 1 August 2006

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PII: S0002-9610(06)00513-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.030

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 192, Issue 5 , Pages e32-e36 , November 2006

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