Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for the diagnosis of peripancreatic tuberculous lymphadenitis
β Scribed by Soichi Itaba; Shigetaka Yoshinaga; Kazuhiko Nakamura; Takahiro Mizutani; Kuniomi Honda; Ryoichi Takayanagi; Kinya Yamada
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 235 KB
- Volume
- 42
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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