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Case Report: MR Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in Diagnosis of Afferent Loop Syndrome Presenting as Cholangitis

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Mckee, J.D., Raju, G.P.R., Edelman, R.R. et al. Case Report: MR Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in Diagnosis of Afferent Loop Syndrome Presenting as Cholangitis. Dig Dis Sci 42, 2082–2086 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018822618720

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