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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2008; 14(7): 1097-1101
Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1097
Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1097
Endoscopic transpapillary brush cytology and forceps biopsy in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma
Andreas Weber, Jochen Schneider, Bruno Neu, Alexander Meining, Hans Weidenbach, Roland M Schmid, Christian Prinz, Department of Internal Medicine II, Technical University of Munich, Munich 81675, Germany
Claus von Weyhern, Falko Fend, Department of Pathology, Technical University of Munich, Munich 81675, Germany
Author contributions: Weber A, Weidenbach H, Schmid RM, and Prinz C designed research; Schneider J, Neu B, Meining A, von Weyhern C, and Fend F performed research; Weber A, Schneider J, Weidenbach H and Prinz C analyzed data; Weber A, Schmid RM, von Weyhern C, and Prinz C wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Professor Christian Prinz, Department of Internal Medicine II, Technical University of Munich, Ismaningerstrasse 22, München 81675, Germany. christian.prinz@lrz.tum.de
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Received: September 14, 2007
Revised: January 8, 2008
Published online: February 21, 2008
Revised: January 8, 2008
Published online: February 21, 2008
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