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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Dec 16, 2010; 2(12): 404-407
Published online Dec 16, 2010. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v2.i12.404
Use of endoscopic ultrasound for diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma in auto-immune hepatitis
Nathaniel S Rial, Jeff T Henderson, Achyut K Bhattacharyya, Abdul Nadir, John T Cunningham
Nathaniel S Rial, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Arizona Cancer Center and Mel & Enid College of Public Health, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724 United States
Jeff T Henderson, Arizona Digestive Health Pathology Laboratory, AZ 85006 United States
Achyut K Bhattacharyya, Director Surgical Pathology, Professor and Head Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724 United States
Abdul Nadir, John T Cunningham, Department of Gastroenterology, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724 United States
Author contributions: Rial NS wrote the manuscript; Nadir A and Cunningham JT were responsible for acquisition of tissue samples by ERCP; and Henderson JT and Bhattacharyya AK provided supportive work, materials and technology.
Correspondence to: Nathaniel S Rial, MD, PhD, CPH, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, United States. nsrial@email.arizona.edu
Telephone: +1-520-6262761 Fax: +1-520-6266020
Received: August 9, 2010
Revised: October 26, 2010
Accepted: November 2, 2010
Published online: December 16, 2010
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