Comments on the use of electrohydraulic lithotripsy to treat pill impaction in the esophagus in two adults

Endoscopy 2024; 56(10): 804
DOI: 10.1055/a-2321-5229

Letter to the editor

Yue Ma

¹Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China (Ringgold ID: RIN85024)

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Renyi Zhou

²Department of Orthopedics, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China (Ringgold ID: RIN159407)

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