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Subcapsular intrahepatic hematoma: an unusual complication of ERCP.

Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Endoscopy (impact factor: 5.21). 03/2007; 39 Suppl 1:E150. DOI:10.1055/s-2007-966241 pp.E150
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