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World J Clin Oncol. May 10, 2011; 2(5): 203-216
Published online May 10, 2011. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v2.i5.203
Endoscopic diagnosis of extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma: Advances and current limitations
Kiichi Tamada, Jun Ushio, Kentaro Sugano
Kiichi Tamada, Jun Ushio, Kentaro Sugano, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jichi Medical University, Yakushiji, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
Author contributions: Tamada K collected data, performed the analyses, drafted and revised the paper; Tamada J collected data, performed the analyses and edited the paper; Sugano K supervised the analyses and edited the paper.
Correspondence to: Kiichi Tamada, MD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Jichi Medical University, Yakushiji, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan. tamadaki@jichi.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-285-587348 Fax: +81-285-448297
Received: July 28, 2010
Revised: September 16, 2010
Accepted: September 23, 2010
Published online: May 10, 2011
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