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Endoscopy 2001; 33(2): 167-171
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-17132
Case Management Series
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Recurrent Cholangitis Following “Successful” Treatment for Gallbladder Cancer

R.  Enns 2 , J.  Baillie 1
  • 1 St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • 2 Dept. of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States
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31 December 2001 (online)

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Moderator's Introduction

I am very pleased to introduce our guest discussant, Dr Robert Enns, MD, of Vancouver, Canada. A former graduate of the Duke Biliary Sweat Shop, Dr Enns has gone on to distinguish himself as an expert of hepatobiliary and pancreatic disorders in the Canadian gastroenterology community. His particular interests include the use of magnetic resonance imaging to study the pancreas and bile ducts, primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), and the management of complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Welcome, Dr Enns.

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R.  Enns, M.D., F.R.C.P.

St. Paul's Hospital
University of British Columbia

#300-1144 Burrard St
Vancouver BC

Canada VbK 2A5


Fax: + 1-604-689-2004

Email: renns@interchange.ubc.ca

J.  Baillie, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.P.

Duke University Medical Center

Box 3189
Durham, North Carolina 27 710

USA


Fax: + 1-919-684-4695/681-8785

Email: baill001@mc.duke.edu

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