title: Development of surgical treatment for carcinoma of the esophagus in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimachi
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan