External oesothagotomy in the operative treatment of cicatricial stricture of the oesophagus : with a proposition for improving the method of performing internal oesophagotomy / by Willy Meyer.

  • Meyer, Willy, 1858-1932
Date:
[1892]
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Credit: External oesothagotomy in the operative treatment of cicatricial stricture of the oesophagus : with a proposition for improving the method of performing internal oesophagotomy / by Willy Meyer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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