title: The origins of an operation: a brief history of transhiatal esophagectomy.
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Attila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dubecz
authors.forename: Levente
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kun
authors.forename: Rudolf J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Stadlhuber
authors.forename: Jeffrey H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Seymour I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans