How should biliary stones be managed?

Gut and Liver

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-172

  Chan, Sup Shim ^a  

^a Konkuk University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biliary stenting; Biliary stone; Cholangioscopy; Endoscopic papillary balloon dilation; Lithotripsy

Indexed keywords

BALLOON DILATATION; BILE DUCT STONE; BILIARY TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; LITHOTRIPSY; REVIEW; STENT;

EID: 77953601227     PISSN: 19762283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5009/gnl.2010.4.2.161     Document Type: Review

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