Post-endoscopy upper gastrointestinal cancer – identifying, understanding, and improving

Endoscopy 2023; 55(02): 119-120
DOI: 10.1055/a-1961-7004

Editorial

Referring to Kamran U et al. p. 109–118

¹Department of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

²Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

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