ERCP: does patient position count?

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Endosc Int Open 2018; 06(11): E1302-E1303
DOI: 10.1055/a-0732-5193

Editorial

Authors

Amit Maydeo

Baldota Institute of Digestive Sciences (BIDS), Global Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India
Gaurav Kumar Patil

Baldota Institute of Digestive Sciences (BIDS), Global Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India

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