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Primary Neurofibroma of the Common Bile Duct as an Unusual Cause of Obstructive Jaundice: A Case Report

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  1. Departments of Hepatobiliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Changdu, China

    Fu Yu Li, Sheng He, Ning Li, Li Sheng Jiang, Nan Sheng Cheng & Xian Zhe Xiong

  2. Departments of Transplantation Immunology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Changdu, China

    Jing Qiu Cheng & Ming Ming Zhang

  3. Departments of Pathology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Changdu, China

    Xian Liang Zhang

  4. Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, West China Hospital, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Sheng He

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Li, F.Y., Cheng, J.Q., He, S. et al. Primary Neurofibroma of the Common Bile Duct as an Unusual Cause of Obstructive Jaundice: A Case Report. Dig Dis Sci 50, 1166–1168 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-005-2726-2

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