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Successful Percutaneous Endobiliary Radiofrequency Ablation for Unresectable Malignant Biliary Obstruction: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI, 02903, USA

    Eric J. Mao

  2. Department of Gastroenterology, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI, 02903, USA

    James B. Watson & Fadlallah G. Habr

  3. Department of Interventional Radiology, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI, 02903, USA

    Gregory Soares

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Mao, E.J., Watson, J.B., Soares, G. et al. Successful Percutaneous Endobiliary Radiofrequency Ablation for Unresectable Malignant Biliary Obstruction: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Gastrointest Canc 45 (Suppl 1), 55–57 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-013-9538-y

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