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

Amit Maydeo

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

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Gaurav Kumar Patil

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

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