Selective use of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in clinical practice may miss choledocholithiasis in gallstone pancreatitis

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 403-407

  Srinivasa, Sanket ^a   Sammour, Tarik ^a   McEntee, Bernard ^b   Davis, Nicola ^b   Hill, Andrew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

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EID: 78649800054     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
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