To balloon or to suture, that is the question

Reem Z. Sharaiha

doi:10.1055/a-0894-4479

Endoscopy, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Endoscopy 2019; 51(06): 513-514
DOI: 10.1055/a-0894-4479

Editorial

To balloon or to suture, that is the question

Referring to Fayad L et al. p. 532–539

Reem Z. Sharaiha

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA

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