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Proper bile duct flow, rather than radical excision, is the most critical factor determining treatment outcomes of bile duct cysts

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Published Online: 2018-08-23

Published Print: 2018-12

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Xia, Hong-Tian

Yang, Tao

Liu, Yang

Liang, Bin

Wang, Jing

Dong, Jia-Hong
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Article History

Received: 11 February 2018

Accepted: 15 August 2018

First Online: 23 August 2018

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, and because of the retrospective nature of the study the requirement of informed consent was waived. All patients provided informed consent for the surgical procedures performed.

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: Dr. HTX, Dr. TY, Dr. YL, Dr. BL, Dr. JW and Dr. JHD have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose. The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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