Early gallbladder carcinoma associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis and ulcerative colitis
β Scribed by Takatsugu Yamamoto; Kiyoko Uki; Kazuo Takeuchi; Natsuko Nagashima; Hajime Honjo; Norio Sakurai; Chikao Okuda; Goro Watanabe; Masaya Mori; Yasushi Kuyama
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 234 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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