Unroofing technique: effective “incomplete” endoscopic resection of large esophageal lymphangiomas

Endoscopy 2020; 52(07): 621
DOI: 10.1055/a-1157-8888

Letter to the editor

Mitsunobu Matsushita

Department of Gastroenterology, JCHO Yamatokoriyama Hospital, Nara, Japan

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Takayuki Ueshima

Department of Gastroenterology, JCHO Yamatokoriyama Hospital, Nara, Japan

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Shuhei Nishimon

Department of Gastroenterology, JCHO Yamatokoriyama Hospital, Nara, Japan

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Mio Takahashi

Department of Gastroenterology, JCHO Yamatokoriyama Hospital, Nara, Japan

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Toshiki Asayama

Department of Gastroenterology, JCHO Yamatokoriyama Hospital, Nara, Japan

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Nobuyuki Shibatani

Department of Gastroenterology, JCHO Yamatokoriyama Hospital, Nara, Japan

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Kazuyo Fujimura

Department of Gastroenterology, JCHO Yamatokoriyama Hospital, Nara, Japan

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