Weight change post oesophagectomy for carcinoma of oesophagus
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Transhiatal oesophagectomy for carcinoma oesophagus. Early experience.
Over a period of eighteen months, (June, 89 to Dec, 90) 19 patients underwent Transhiatal Oesophagectomy for carcinoma. Thirteen were males and 6 females, age varying from 32 to 80 years with an average of 48.6 years. Dysphagia was present in all patients, the duration varied from 1.5 to 6 months, average 3.5 months. Pre-operative endoscopy and biopsy was done in all cases. Lesion was located i...
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عنوان ژورنال: East African Medical Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0012-835X
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v84i6.9536