Miniature-probe endoscopic ultrasonography using a rubber balloon to evaluate gastrointestinal carcinomas in poor underwater conditions

Endoscopy 2022; 54(08): E466-E467
DOI: 10.1055/a-1625-3639

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Authors

Nobuya Kobayashi

Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita, Kagawa, Japan
Hideki Kobara

Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita, Kagawa, Japan
Noriko Nishiyama

Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita, Kagawa, Japan
Tingting Shi

Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita, Kagawa, Japan
Taiga Chiyo

Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita, Kagawa, Japan
Tatsuo Yachida

Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita, Kagawa, Japan
Tsutomu Masaki

Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kita, Kagawa, Japan

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