Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 6 , Pages 1109-1115 , December 2009

Usefulness of slimmer and open-cell-design stents for endoscopic bilateral stenting and endoscopic revision in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma (with video)

Received 1 January 2009 ,Accepted 4 May 2009.

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 DISCLOSURE: J. Y. Kim is supported by a research grant from Pusan National University and a research grant from the Korea Healthcare Technology R&D Project, Ministry for Health, Welfare & Family Affairs, Republic of Korea (A091047). All authors disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this publication.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.05.013

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 70, Issue 6 , Pages 1109-1115 , December 2009

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