ERCP for benign disease in the elderly: A good prognosis

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Volumn 145, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Schey, Ron ^a   Leichtmann, George ^a   Pomeranz, Itamar ^a   Novis, Ben ^a   Konikoff, Fred ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biliary disease; Cholangiography; Elderly; Endoscopy; Short term outcome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547305512     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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