EUS-guided transhepatic biliary drainage for next-generation ERCPists.

Gastrointest Endosc

Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

Published: March 2022


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