Direct peroral cholangioscopy using an ultra-slim upper endoscope for the treatment of retained bile duct stones

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2729-2733

  Moon, Jong Ho ^a   Ko, Bong Min ^a   Choi, Hyun Jong ^a   Koo, Hyun Cheol ^a   Hong, Su Jin ^a   Cheon, Young Koog ^a   Cho, Young Deok ^a   Lee, Moon Sung ^a   Shim, Chan Sup ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BILE DUCT STONE; BILIARY TRACT ENDOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLELITHIASIS; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72049095348     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.435     Document Type: Article

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