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Endoscopic large balloon dilation versus endoscopic sphincterotomy in patients with choledocholithiasis

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  1. Department of Digestive Diseases, Nanfang Hospital, 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 457-510515, Guangdong, China

    Yangyang Liu, Peizhu Su, Yang Bai & Fachao Zhi

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Liu, Y., Su, P., Bai, Y. et al. Endoscopic large balloon dilation versus endoscopic sphincterotomy in patients with choledocholithiasis. J Gastroenterol 47, 1160–1161 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-012-0643-7

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