What is the most appropriate diagnostic strategy for evaluating a small common bile duct stone?

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Mamoru Takenaka et al. Dig Endosc. 2022 Jul.

. 2022 Jul;34(5):1060-1062.

doi: 10.1111/den.14319. Epub 2022 May 19.

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.

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Endoscopic ultrasound versus magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography for the diagnosis of computed tomography-negative common bile duct stone: Prospective randomized controlled trial.
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