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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2012; 18(20): 2526-2532
Published online May 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i20.2526
Published online May 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i20.2526
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage with placement of a fully covered metal stent for malignant biliary obstruction
Tae Hyeon Kim, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Chonbuk 570-749, South Korea
Seong Hun Kim, Seung Ok Lee, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital, Jeonju, Chonbuk 561-712, South Korea
Hyo Jeong Oh, Young Woo Sohn, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Sanbon, Gyounggi 570-749, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim TH and Kim SH made substantial contributions to conception and design, drafting the article revising it critically for important intellectual content; these authors contributed equally to this paper; Oh HJ and Sohn YW made the analysis of data; Kim TH, Kim SH and Lee SO contributed to collect patients, endoscopic procedures; and all authors approved the version to be published.
Supported by Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science in 2011
Correspondence to: Tae Hyeon Kim, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Chonbuk 570-749, South Korea. kth@wonkwang.ac.kr
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Received: September 27, 2011
Revised: February 6, 2012
Accepted: February 16, 2012
Published online: May 28, 2012
Revised: February 6, 2012
Accepted: February 16, 2012
Published online: May 28, 2012
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