Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 81-91 , April 2006

Postoperative Bile Duct Injuries

  • Kourosh F. Ghassemi, MD
    • ,
  • Janak N. Shah, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Janak N. Shah, MD, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, Division of Gastroenterology, 4150 Clement Street, Building 203, Suite 2A79, San Francisco, CA 94121.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2006.03.005

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 8, Issue 2 , Pages 81-91 , April 2006

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