Is your sphincterotomy really safe-and necessary?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 752-755

  Cotton, P B ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; ODDI SPHINCTER; PANCREATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY;

EID: 0030476992     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(96)70068-8     Document Type: Editorial

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