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  2. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, One Robert Wood Johnson Place-MEB 478, New Brunswick, NY, 08903, USA

    Jason N. Rogart

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Leuschner, U., Rogart, J.N. (2010). Bile Duct Stones. In: Clinical Hepatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04519-6_59

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