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EUS versus ERCP in patients with suspected common bile duct stones—is EUS the safest option?

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boxed-textPolkowski M et al. (2007) Endoscopic ultrasound versus endoscopic retrograde cholangiography for patients with intermediate probability of bile duct stones: a randomized trial comparing two management strategies. Endoscopy 39: 296–303

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  1. PM Pinto-Marques is an Attending Physician at the Garcia de Orta Hospital, Almada, Lisbon, Portugal, and SJ Rulyak is Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

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Pinto-Marques, P., Rulyak, S. EUS versus ERCP in patients with suspected common bile duct stones—is EUS the safest option?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 5, 130–131 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep1036

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