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Endoscopic Dislodgement of Retained, Intact T-tubes After Liver Transplantation via ERCP After Failed Traction Removal

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA

    Amer A. Alkhatib

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA

    Luis Mieles, Hadar Merhav & Bob Saggi

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, MSB 4.234, 6431 Fannin, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Douglas G. Adler

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Alkhatib, A.A., Mieles, L., Merhav, H. et al. Endoscopic Dislodgement of Retained, Intact T-tubes After Liver Transplantation via ERCP After Failed Traction Removal. Dig Dis Sci 51, 2023–2025 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-006-9470-0

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