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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2007; 13(29): 3973-3976
Published online Aug 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i29.3973
Contrast-free endoscopic stent insertion in malignant biliary obstruction
Giovanni D De Palma, Giovanni Lombardi, Maria Rega, Immacolata Simeoli, Stefania Masone, Saverio Siciliano, Francesco Maione, Francesca Salvatori, Antonio Balzano, Giovanni Persico
Giovanni D De Palma, Maria Rega, Immacolata Simeoli, Stefania Masone, Saverio Siciliano, Francesco Maione, Francesca Salvatori, Giovanni Persico, Department of General Surgery, Oncologic Surgery and Advanced Technologies-Center for Technical Innovation in Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine, Naples, Italy
Giovanni Lombardi, Antonio Balzano, Division of Gastroenterology, General Hospital, A. Cardarelli Naples, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Professor Giovanni D De Palma, Department of General Surgery, Oncologic Surgery and Advanced Technologies-Center for Technical Innovation in Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine, Via Pansini, 5. 80131 Naples, Italy. giovanni.depalma@unina.it
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Received: February 28, 2007
Revised: March 15, 2007
Accepted: April 16, 2007
Published online: August 7, 2007
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