Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 5 , Page 1049 , November 2009

Periampullary diverticulum: an indicator of easy or difficult cannulation?

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doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.03.016

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 5 , Page 1049 , November 2009

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