Whether clean or dirty, endoscopic treatment is recommended for symptomatic walled-off necrosis

Rungsun Rerknimitr

doi:10.1055/a-1223-2341

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2021; 53(02): 145-146
DOI: 10.1055/a-1223-2341

Editorial

Whether clean or dirty, endoscopic treatment is recommended for symptomatic walled-off necrosis

Referring to Boxhoorn L et al. p. 136–144

Rungsun Rerknimitr

¹Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross, Bangkok, Thailand

²Center of Excellence for Innovation and Endoscopy in Gastrointestinal Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

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