The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 1 , Pages 23-29 , July 2007

Bilateral thoracoscopic splanchnicectomy with sympathectomy for managing abdominal pain in cancer patients

  • Chang Moo Kang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno (134 Shinchon-dong), Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea, 120-752
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  • Hye Yeon Lee, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno (134 Shinchon-dong), Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea, 120-752
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  • Hee Jun Yang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno (134 Shinchon-dong), Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea, 120-752
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  • Han Jung Jang, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Yang Hospital, 424 Gil-dong, Kangdongu-gu, Seoul, Korea, 134-813
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  • Young Chun Gil, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno (134 Shinchon-dong), Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea, 120-752
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  • Kyung Sik Kim, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno (134 Shinchon-dong), Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea, 120-752
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  • Jin Sub Choi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno (134 Shinchon-dong), Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea, 120-752
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  • Woo Jung Lee, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno (134 Shinchon-dong), Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea, 120-752
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82-2-2228-2120; fax: +82-2-313-8289.
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  • Byong Ro Kim, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno (134 Shinchon-dong), Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea, 120-752

Received 3 October 2005 ,Revised 14 November 2006

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PII: S0002-9610(07)00245-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.11.018

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 194, Issue 1 , Pages 23-29 , July 2007

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