The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 4 , Pages 421-426 , April 2008

Management of patients of postcholecystectomy benign biliary stricture complicated by portal hypertension

  • Anil K. Agarwal, M.Ch.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gobind Ballabh Pant Hospital and Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +091-011-23235702; fax: +091-011-23235702.
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  • Vishal Gupta, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gobind Ballabh Pant Hospital and Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
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  • Shivendra Singh, M.Ch.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gobind Ballabh Pant Hospital and Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
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  • Shaleen Agarwal, M.Ch.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gobind Ballabh Pant Hospital and Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
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  • Puja Sakhuja, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Gobind Ballabh Pant Hospital and Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India

Received 17 January 2007 ,Revised 20 March 2007

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.03.013

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 4 , Pages 421-426 , April 2008

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