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Exposure of the cervical esophagus

By Christopher B. Komanapalli, MD, James Cohen, MD, PhD and Mithran S. Sukumar, MD

This article describes a safe and effective way to mobilize the cervical esophagus paying special attention to preservation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve.

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Transcervical Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis by Bryan F. Meyers, MD and Joel D. Cooper, MD 
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New Technological Approach to Pulmonary Nodulectomy by Anthony P.C. Yim, MD
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THORACIC TECHNIQUES EDITOR
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The techniques described reflect the opinion of the individual authors. Other experts may perform the same surgery differently.

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