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Exploration of the intra- and extra-hepatic biliary tree using small-size flexible endoscopic instruments took place in the 1980s, when technological improvement in the field of endoscopy made technically more advanced instruments available [1]
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Gazzaniga, G.M., Filauro, M. (2008). Pre- and Intra-operative Diagnostic Fibrocholangioscopy. In: Biliary Lithiasis. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0763-5_9
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