Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 66-68 , April 2005

Endoscopic Resection for High-Grade Dysplasia in Barrett’s Esophagus

  • Oliver Pech, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Oliver Pech, MD, Innere Medizin II, HSK Wiesbaden, Ludwig-Erhard-Strasse 100, 65199 Wiesbaden, Germany.
    • ,
  • Christian Ell, MD, PhD

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PII: S1096-2883(05)00004-5

doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2005.02.003

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 66-68 , April 2005

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