The stent dilemma: balancing long-term benefits with risks in the management of walled-off necrosis

Endoscopy 2025; 57(05): 577-578
DOI: 10.1055/a-2502-8998

Letter to the editor

¹Gastroenterology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital of Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain (Ringgold ID: RIN16370)

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²Digestive Endoscopy, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice Hôpital de Cimiez, Nice, France (Ringgold ID: RIN37045)

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¹Gastroenterology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital of Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain (Ringgold ID: RIN16370)

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Carlos Esteban Fernández-Zarza

¹Gastroenterology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital of Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain (Ringgold ID: RIN16370)

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Mariano González-Haba Ruiz

¹Gastroenterology, Puerta de Hierro University Hospital of Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain (Ringgold ID: RIN16370)

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