Endoscopic ultrasound-guided ablation of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: with or without alcohol?

Endoscopy 2019; 51(08): 798
DOI: 10.1055/a-0889-8106

Letter to the editor

Michiel Bronswijk

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium

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