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Cholangiographic distinction between common bile duct calculi and air bubbles

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Nelson, J.A. Cholangiographic distinction between common bile duct calculi and air bubbles. Abdom Imaging 22, 541–543 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002619900259

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