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New findings reported from Sungkyunkwan University, Department of Internal Medicine describe advances in endoscopy

Published in Telemedicine Week, January 22nd, 2008

A report, 'Factors influencing the technical difficulty of endoscopic clearance of bile duct stones,' is newly published data in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. "There has been no report concerning the factors that contribute to the technical difficulty of endoscopic clearance of common bile duct (CBD) stones. Our purpose was to determine the factors that contribute to the technical difficulty of endoscopic clearance of CBD stones. Prospective study," researchers in Seoul, Korea report.

"A tertiary referral endoscopy center. A total of 102 patients who underwent ERCP, endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy, and CBD stone extraction at our institution from August 2004 to...

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