Endoscopic Management of Biliary Cast Syndrome Post Hepatic Trauma
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Endoscopic Management of Biliary Cast Syndrome Post Hepatic Trauma
Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com been described almost exclusively in liver transplant patients, more often during the first years of orthotopic liver transplant, when graft preservation techniques were less advanced [1-3]. Nowadays, the prevalence of bile duct filling defects due to sludge or casts is reported to be around 3 % [4]. The casts can develop at any level of the biliary...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology & Hepatology: Open Access
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2373-6372
DOI: 10.15406/ghoa.2017.08.00275