Toward precision selection in endoscopic intermuscular dissection for rectal cancer

Endoscopy 2025; 57(10): 1179
DOI: 10.1055/a-2641-2379

Letter to the editor

Authors

Katsuro Ichimasa

¹Digestive Disease Center, Showa Medical University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan

²Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Shin-ei Kudo

¹Digestive Disease Center, Showa Medical University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
Masashi Misawa

¹Digestive Disease Center, Showa Medical University Northern Yokohama Hospital, Yokohama, Japan

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