Beyond the end: a cholangioscope in the appendix – a new tool for the management of acute appendicitis?

Endoscopy 2022; 54(04): 401-402
DOI: 10.1055/a-1748-4237

Editorial

Referring to Kong LJ et al. p. 396–400

Marion Schaefer

Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Regional University Hospital of Nancy, Nancy, France

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