How should we evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic closure appropriately? A black box between interventions and outcomes

Osamu Goto

doi:10.1055/a-2073-3608

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2023; 55(08): 773-774
DOI: 10.1055/a-2073-3608

Editorial

How should we evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic closure appropriately? A black box between interventions and outcomes

Referring to Krishnan A et al. p. 766–772

Authors

Osamu Goto

¹Endoscopy Center, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

²Department of Gastroenterology, Nippon Medical School, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

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