An Elderly Man with a Postcholecystectomy Bile Leak

Moderator's Introduction

I am pleased to introduce Dr Thierry Ponchon, MD, from Lyon, France, as our guest discussant. Dr Ponchon is a world expert in hepatobiliary and pancreatic disorders.

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