To stent or not to stent: do we have an answer yet?

Endoscopy 2022; 54(07): 728
DOI: 10.1055/a-1823-0974

Letter to the editor

Authors

Jahnvi Dhar

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Grecian Superspeciality Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India
Anurag Sachan

²Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Jayanta Samanta

²Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

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