Endoscopic Ultrasonography

M. S. Bhutani

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Endoscopy 2002; 34(11): 888-895
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35310

DDW Report 2002

Endoscopic Ultrasonography

M. S. Bhutani¹

¹Center for Endoscopic Ultrasound, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA

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M. S. Bhutani, M.D., F.A.C.G., F.A.C.P.

Director, Center for Endoscopic Ultrasound · Division of Gastroenterology · Department of Medicine

University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) · 301 University Blvd., Route 0764 · Galveston, TX 77555-0764 · USA ·

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