Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 71-79 , February 2003

Endoscopic management of tracheal and esophageal strictures

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☆ Address reprint requests to Vito Forte, MD, FRCS(C), Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8 Canada.

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Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 71-79 , February 2003

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