Digestive and Liver Disease
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 6-15 , January 2010

Endoscopic ultrasound in the evaluation of pancreaticobiliary disorders

  • A. Larghi

      Affiliations

    • Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy. Tel.: +39 0635511515; fax: +39 0630156581.
    • ,
  • M.C. Petrone

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
    • ,
  • D. Galasso

      Affiliations

    • Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    • ,
  • P.G. Arcidiacono

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

Received 2 June 2009 ,Accepted 24 June 2009.

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PII: S1590-8658(09)00292-8

doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2009.06.021

Digestive and Liver Disease
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 6-15 , January 2010

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