Spontaneous Fracture of a Biliary Self-Expanding Metal Stent

P. V. J. Sriram; A. Ramakrishnan; G. V. Rao; D. Nageshwar Reddy

doi:10.1055/s-2004-825969

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2004; 36(11): 1035-1036
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-825969

Unusual Cases and Technical Notes

Spontaneous Fracture of a Biliary Self-Expanding Metal Stent

P. V. J. Sriram¹ , A. Ramakrishnan² , G. V. Rao¹ , D. Nageshwar Reddy¹

¹Departments of Gastroenterology and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India
²Graduate Hospital, MCP/Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, USA

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