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World J Gastrointest Endosc. May 16, 2013; 5(5): 246-250
Published online May 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i5.246
Published online May 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i5.246
Endocoil placement after endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage may prevent a bile leak
Schalk Willem van der Merwe, Hepatology and GI Research Laboratory, Department of Immunology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
Schalk Willem van der Merwe, Interventional Endoscopy Unit, Pretoria East Hospital, Pretoria 0044, South Africa
Jones Omoshoro-Jones, Department of Surgery, Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2013, South Africa
Charles Sanyika, Department of Interventional radiology, WITS Donald Gordon Hospital, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa
Author contributions: van der Merwe SW, Omoshoro-Jones J and Sanyika C contributed to this paper.
Correspondence to: Schalk Willem van der Merwe, MBChB, PhD (Amsterdam), Professor, Interventional Endoscopy Unit, Pretoria East Hospital, Garsfontein Road, Pretoria 0044, South Africa. schalk.vandermerwe@uzleuven.be
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Received: June 28, 2012
Revised: February 12, 2013
Accepted: February 28, 2013
Published online: May 16, 2013
Revised: February 12, 2013
Accepted: February 28, 2013
Published online: May 16, 2013
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