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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2009; 15(41): 5206-5210
Published online Nov 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5206
Published online Nov 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5206
Factors relating to the short term effectiveness of percutaneous biliary drainage for hilar cholangiocarcinoma
Hong-Ming Tsai, Departments of Radiology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 704, Taiwan, China
Chiao-Hsiung Chuang, Xi-Zhang Lin, Chiung-Yu Chen, Departments of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 704, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: Chuang CH and Tsai HM contributed equally to this work; Chen CY designed and performed the research; Tsai HM interpreted the imaging; Lin XZ helped with the data analysis and discussion; Chen CY and Chuang CH wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Chiung-Yu Chen, MD, Departments of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 704, Taiwan, China. chiungyu@mail.ncku.edu.tw
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Received: August 16, 2009
Revised: September 21, 2009
Accepted: September 28, 2009
Published online: November 7, 2009
Revised: September 21, 2009
Accepted: September 28, 2009
Published online: November 7, 2009
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