Clin Endosc.  2017 Nov;50(6):614-616. 10.5946/ce.2017.113.

Including the Sheath Rinse to Improve Cellular Yield in Biliary Brushing Cytology

• Amog-Jones GF
• Chandra S
• Jensen C
• Johlin FC

• KMID: 2398316
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5946/ce.2017.113

Abstract

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