Is transpapillary gallbladder stenting better than percutaneous cholecystostomy for the treatment of symptomatic gallbladder disease in decompensated cirrhotic patients?

J Clin Gastroenterol

*Department of Medical Sciences, The Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina †Department of Gastroenterology University Clinical Center §Medical Faculty, University of Tuzla Tuzla ‡Department of Surgery, General Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Published: June 2016

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