Cholangioscopic diagnostic classification of bile duct lesions: a worthwhile task, not an easy one

Endoscopy 2018; 50(11): 1049-1050
DOI: 10.1055/a-0725-8113

Editorial

Referring to Robles-Medranda C et al. p. 1059–1070

Authors

Frederic Prat

¹Gastroenterology, Cochin Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris-Descartes University, Paris, France
Bertrand Napoleon

²Gastroenterology, Jean Mermoz Hospital, Lyon, Ramsay Générale de Santé, France

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