Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 104-113 , April 2007

The Recalcitrant Bile Duct Stone

  • John A. Evans, MMSC, MD
    • ,
  • M. Stanley Branch, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to M. Stanley Branch, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, PO Box 3662 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2007.02.006

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 104-113 , April 2007

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