Endoscopic management of benign biliary strictures: Possibility or exercise in futility?
Benign biliary strictures for which endoscopic treatment is proposed are mostly related to liver transplantation or chronic pancreatitis (one third of cases each) and, less frequently, to other causes (e. g., cholecystectomy, sphincterotomy). The question of futility of exercise may therefore be of...
Main Author: | Pierre H. Deprez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2012-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Digestive Endoscopy |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-5042.95028 |
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