Biliary sphincter dilation: A novel approach for management of a biliary basket impaction

Endoscopy

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 958-

  Katsinelos, P ^a   Germanidis, G ^b   Chatzimavroudis, G ^b   Pilpilidis, I ^b   Zavos, C ^b   Kountouras, J ^b  

^a AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BILE DUCT DILATATION; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; HUMAN; LETTER; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 56749165645     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1077688     Document Type: Letter

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