Cholangiocarcinoma: Advances in pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment

Hepatology - Tập 48 Số 1 - Trang 308-321 - 2008
Boris Blechacz1, Gregory J. Gores1,2
1Miles and Shirley Fiterman Center for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
2fax: 507-284-0762

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