Single-operator cholangioscopy: more good numbers, with a few caveats

Christopher Khor

doi:10.1055/a-1172-9933

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2020; 52(07): 533-534
DOI: 10.1055/a-1172-9933

Editorial

Single-operator cholangioscopy: more good numbers, with a few caveats

Referring to Almadi M et al. p. 574–582

Christopher Khor

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore

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