Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage as a strategy to overcome shortage of operating rooms and intensive care unit beds during Covid-19 crisis

Endoscopy 2020; 52(07): E263-E264
DOI: 10.1055/a-1158-9102

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Andrea Lisotti

¹Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital of Imola, Imola, Italy

²Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences – DIMEC, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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Igor Bacchilega

³Intensive Care Unit, Hospital of Imola, Imola, Italy

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Romano Linguerri

⁴Surgery Unit, Hospital of Imola, Imola, Italy

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Pietro Fusaroli

¹Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital of Imola, Imola, Italy

²Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences – DIMEC, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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