Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 8 , Pages 1649-1655 , August 2009

Results of Esophagogastroduodenoscopy in Patients With Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Value of Endoscopic Screening: 10-Year Experience

  • Marco Rainer Kesting, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany; and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Kesting: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Ismaninger Strasse 22, München 81675 Germany
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  • Christian Schurr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Doctor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
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  • Luisa Robitzky, StudMed

      Affiliations

    • Medical Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany; and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Lars Steinstraesser, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Burn Unit, BG-Universitätsklinikum “Bergmannsheil,” Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Markus Nieberler, CandMed, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Medical Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
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  • Hansjörg Baurecht, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Doctor, Institute for Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
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  • Klaus-Dietrich Wolff, MD, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Head of Department, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany; and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Denys John Loeffelbein, MD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Doctor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany; and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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  • Thomas Mücke, MD

      Affiliations

    • Doctor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany; and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.04.061

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 8 , Pages 1649-1655 , August 2009

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