Reply to Mok et al.

Endoscopy 2020; 52(02): 158
DOI: 10.1055/a-1041-3188

Letter to the editor

Authors

Kambiz Kadkhodayan

¹Maricopa Integrated Health Systems, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Muhammad K. Hasan

²Center for Interventional Endoscopy, AdventHealth Orlando, Florida, United States

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