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Cholangiocarcinoma in the Distal Bile Duct: A Probable Etiologic Association with Choledocholithiasis

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  1. Departments of Internal Medicine and Radiology, Yawata Central Hospital, Kyoto

    Masako Nishimura MD & Shinta Okada MD

  2. Departments of Surgery, Otsu, Japan

    Shigeyuki Naka MD, Kazuyoshi Hanazawa MD & Toru Tani MD

  3. Departments of Gastroenterology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan

    Masanobu Fukami MD

  4. Department of Internal Medicine, Yawata Central Hospital, 39-1 Gotanda, Yawata, Yawata-City, Kyoto, 614-8071, Japan

    Masako Nishimura MD & Yoshihide Fujiyama MD

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Nishimura, M., Naka, S., Hanazawa, K. et al. Cholangiocarcinoma in the Distal Bile Duct: A Probable Etiologic Association with Choledocholithiasis. Dig Dis Sci 50, 2153–2158 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-005-3023-9

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