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. 2012 Sep;76(3):685-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2012.04.469.

Single-center experience of choledochoscopy in pediatric patients

Sanjiv Harpavat  1 , Isaac Raijman, J Alberto Hernandez, Douglas S Fishman
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Single-center experience of choledochoscopy in pediatric patients

Sanjiv Harpavat et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Sep.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
A, Cholangiogram demonstrating intraductal cannulation of choledochoscope in a 3-year-old child. B, Direct visualization of biliary mucosa (patient 8).
Figure 2
Figure 2
A, Endoscopic view of biliary mucosa and biopsy forceps in a 4-year-old child. B, Histologic appearance demonstrating marked eosinophilia in biliary mucosa (patient 6) (H&E, orig. mag. ×100).
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