Guest Editorial
Role of endoscopic ultrasound in pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Diego Kuperschmit MD,
Mark J. Sterling MD,
Corresponding Author
Diego Kuperschmit MD
Division of Gastroenterology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
Gastroenterology Fellow.
Division of Gastroenterology, MSB H-524, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103. Fax: 973-972-3144.Search for more papers by this authorMark J. Sterling MD
Division of Gastroenterology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
Chief of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Search for more papers by this authorDiego Kuperschmit MD,
Mark J. Sterling MD,
Corresponding Author
Diego Kuperschmit MD
Division of Gastroenterology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
Gastroenterology Fellow.
Division of Gastroenterology, MSB H-524, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103. Fax: 973-972-3144.Search for more papers by this authorMark J. Sterling MD
Division of Gastroenterology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey
Chief of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 26 February 2007
No abstract is available for this article.
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