Postoperative fluid collections: a new indication for interventional endoscopic ultrasound?

Endoscopy 2020; 52(01): 78
DOI: 10.1055/a-1021-8703

Letter to the editor

Autor*innen

Yaqi Zhai

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
Ningli Chai

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
Enqiang Linghu

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China

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