Comments on: “Long-term outcomes of peroral endoscopic myotomy for achalasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis”

Endoscopy 2023; 55(03): 297
DOI: 10.1055/a-1929-1522

Letter to the editor

Authors

Han Zhang

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
Yan Peng

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
Xiaowei Tang

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China

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