Retrievable puncture anchor-assisted gallbladder drainage: Throwing the gallbladder a lifeline
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عنوان ژورنال: Endoscopic Ultrasound
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2303-9027
DOI: 10.4103/eus.eus_101_17