Balloon dilatation vs. balloon dilatation plus bile duct endoprostheses for treatment of anastomotic biliary strictures after liver transplantation
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عنوان ژورنال: Liver Transplantation
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1527-6465,1527-6473
DOI: 10.1002/lt.20548