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World J Gastrointest Surg. Nov 30, 2009; 1(1): 65-67
Published online Nov 30, 2009. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v1.i1.65
Esophagectomy for a traumatic esophageal perforation with delayed diagnosis
Alexandre Zanchenko Fonseca, Marcelo Augusto Fontenelle Ribeiro Jr, Mariana Frazão, Maurício Campanelli Costas, Lanes Spinelli, Orlando Contrucci
Alexandre Zanchenko Fonseca, Marcelo Augusto Fontenelle Ribeiro Jr, Mariana Frazão, Maurício Campanelli Costas, Lanes Spinelli, Orlando Contrucci, Department of General Surgery, University of Santo Amaro, São Paulo-SP, CEP 04601-060, Brazil
Author contributions: Fonseca AZ, Ribeiro Jr MAF, Frazão M performed the research and wrote the paper; Fonseca AZ, Costas MC, Spinelli L, Contrucci O, Ribeiro Jr MAF operated on the patient.
Correspondence to: Alexandre Zanchenko Fonseca, MD, Department of General Surgery, University of Santo Amaro; Rua Rita Joana de Souza, 42 - Campo Belo, São Paulo-SP, CEP 04601-060, Brazil. azfonseca@hotmail.com
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Received: July 2, 2009
Revised: July 16, 2009
Accepted: July 23, 2009
Published online: November 30, 2009
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