Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 3 , Pages 454-456 , September 2009

The evolution and the natural selection process in the stenting of malignant bile duct obstruction: size does matter!

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PII: S0016-5107(09)00481-7

doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.03.026

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 3 , Pages 454-456 , September 2009

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