Endoscopic biliary stent migration to the iliopsoas muscle in a liver transplant recipient: percutaneous removal.

Dig Dis Sci

Department of Surgery, Section of Transplantation, MC 5026, Room J 517, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.

Published: October 2007

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