Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 312-315 , March 1997

The stack of plates aspect: an unusual bile duct pattern observed in patients with choledocholithiasis

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Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 312-315 , March 1997

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