Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 56, Issue 2 , Pages 233-238 , August 2002

Transnasal extraction of residual biliary stones by Seldinger technique and nasobiliary drain

Presented as a poster at Digestive Disease Week, May 20-23, 2001, Atlanta, Georgia (Gastrointest Endosc 2001;53:AB91).

Received 20 July 2001 ,Revised 13 September 2001 ,Accepted 1 November 2001.

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☆ Reprint requests: Professor Guido Costamagna, Head - Digestive Endoscopy Unit, “A. Gemelli” University Hospital, Largo A. Gemelli 8, Rome 00168, Italy.

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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 56, Issue 2 , Pages 233-238 , August 2002

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