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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Apr 16, 2013; 5(4): 148-153
Published online Apr 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i4.148
Published online Apr 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i4.148
Safety of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in pregnancy: Fluoroscopy time and fetal exposure, does it matter?
Ioana Smith, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35487, United States
Monica Gaidhane, Michel Kahaleh, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10021, United States
Allen Goode, Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VI 22908, United States
Author contributions: Smith I and Goode A drafted the manuscript, revised the manuscript for important intellectual content; Gaidhane M and Kahaleh M acquired, analysed and interpreted the data and revised the manuscript for important intellectual content.
Correspondence to: Michel Kahaleh, MD, AGAF, FACG, FASGE, Chief of Endoscopy, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, 1305 York Avenue, 4th floor, New York, NY 10021, United States. mkahaleh@gmail.com
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Received: September 14, 2012
Revised: December 27, 2012
Accepted: January 23, 2013
Published online: April 16, 2013
Revised: December 27, 2012
Accepted: January 23, 2013
Published online: April 16, 2013
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