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World J Gastrointest Endosc. May 16, 2012; 4(5): 167-179
Published online May 16, 2012. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i5.167
Endoscopic extraction of large common bile duct stones: A review article
Gerasimos Stefanidis, Christos Christodoulou, Spilios Manolakopoulos, Ram Chuttani
Gerasimos Stefanidis, Christos Christodoulou, Department of Gastroenterology, Athens Naval Hospital, 70 Deinokratous St, 115 21 Athens, Greece
Spilios Manolakopoulos, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Athens University Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital of Athens, 114 Vas. Sophias Ave, 115 27 Athens, Greece
Ram Chuttani, Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215, United States
Author contributions: Stefanidis G designed, wrote and revised the paper; Christodoulou C reviewed the literature and wrote the paper; Manolakopoulos S reviewed the literature and revised the paper; Chuttani R revised the paper.
Correspondence to: Gerasimos Stefanidis, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Athens Naval Hospital, 70 Deinokratous St, 115 21, Athens, Greece. stefanidis2001@yahoo.com
Telephone: +30-210-7261871 Fax: +30-210-7261368
Received: October 13, 2011
Revised: April 14, 2012
Accepted: April 27, 2012
Published online: May 16, 2012
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