The Rare and Challenging Presentation of Gastric Cancer during Pregnancy: A Report of Three Cases |
Pacheco, Sergio
(Digestive Surgery Department, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile)
Norero, Enrique (Digestive Surgery Department, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile) Canales, Claudio (Digestive Surgery Unit, Hospital Dr. Eduardo Pereira, Universidad de Valparaiso) Martinez, Jose Miguel (Digestive Surgery Unit, Hospital Dr. Eduardo Pereira, Universidad de Valparaiso) Herrera, Maria Elisa (Esophagogastric Surgery Unit, Hospital Dr. Sotero del Rio) Munoz, Carolina (Esophagogastric Surgery Unit, Hospital Dr. Sotero del Rio) Jarufe, Nicolas (Digestive Surgery Department, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile) |
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