Difficulties encountered when using ERCP-based tissue sampling techniques to establish a diagnosis [2] (multiple letters)

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 463-464

  Wiersema, Maurits J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BENIGN TUMOR; CYTOLOGY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036737104     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(02)70068-0     Document Type: Letter

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