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Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration in Patients with a Previous History of Biliary Tract Surgery
Published on: February 10, 2023
[The choice of the procedure for endoscopic decompression in obstruction of the distal choledochus]
Vestnik Khirurgii Imeni I. I. Grekova
|July 1, 1991
Abstract:
The employment of endoscopic methods in 399 patients for preoperative decompression of the biliary system in mechanical jaundice was analyzed. Positive and negative aspects of each of the methods were established and indications for using them were determined.
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