Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 106-110 , April 2005

Argon Plasma Coagulation in Barrett’s Esophagus

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 Reprinted with permission from Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America (13:457–466), Copyright © 2003 Elsevier Inc.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tgie.2005.04.001

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 106-110 , April 2005

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