Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 67, Issue 7 , Pages 1134-1138 , June 2008

Endoscopic removal of bile-duct stones by using a rotatable papillotome and a large-balloon dilator in patients with a Billroth II gastrectomy (with video)

Received 23 September 2007 ,Accepted 7 December 2007.

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PII: S0016-5107(07)03277-4

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.12.016

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 67, Issue 7 , Pages 1134-1138 , June 2008

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