Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy of suspected cholangiocarcinoma
β Scribed by Eloubeidi, Mohamad A.; Chen, Victor K.; Jhala, Nirag C.; Eltoum, Isam E.; Jhala, Darshana; Chhieng, David C.; Syed, Sujath A.; Vickers, Selwyn M.; Mel Wilcox, C.
- Book ID
- 122496125
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 236 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1542-3565
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