Determining the optimal number of lymph nodes harvested during esophagectomy
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2078-6891,2219-679X
DOI: 10.21037/jgo.2015.12.02