Fully covered self-expandable metal stents for benign biliary strictures: an effective alternative

Endoscopy 2020; 52(05): 334-335
DOI: 10.1055/a-1137-4541

Editorial

Referring to Sato T et al. p. 368–376

Djuna L. Cahen

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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