Benign biliary strictures: utility of novel biodegradable biliary stents in surgically altered anatomy

Endoscopy 2021; 53(08): E281-E282
DOI: 10.1055/a-1261-2800

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Authors

Sreelakshmi Kotha

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Philip Berry

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Usman Raja

²Department of Interventional Radiology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Terry Wong

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

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