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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2005; 11(41): 6503-6507
Published online Nov 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i41.6503
Narrow portion of the terminal choledochus is a cause of upstream biliary dilatation in patients with anomalous union of the pancreatic and biliary ducts
Tatsuya Nomura, Yoshio Shirai, Toshifumi Wakai, Naoyuki Yokoyama, Jun Sakata, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama
Tatsuya Nomura, Yoshio Shirai, Toshifumi Wakai, Naoyuki Yokoyama, Jun Sakata, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama, Division of Digestive and General Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1 Asahimachi-dori, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Yoshio Shirai, Division of Digestive and General Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1 Asahimachi-dori, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan. shiray@med.niigata-u.ac.jp
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Received: April 13, 2005
Revised: April 26, 2005
Accepted: April 30, 2005
Published online: November 7, 2005
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