Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 14-20 , March 2008

Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage

  • Anne M. Covey, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Anne M. Covey, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer, Department of Radiology, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021
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  • Karen T. Brown, MD

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PII: S1089-2516(08)00022-X

doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2008.05.003

Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 14-20 , March 2008

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