Reply to Ichimasa et al.

Endoscopy 2025; 57(10): 1179-1180
DOI: 10.1055/a-2657-6668

Letter to the editor

Authors

Lisa van der Schee

¹Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

²Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Rachel Carten

³Department of Colorectal surgery, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Aylesbury, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Ringgold ID: RIN1174)
Leon M.G. Moons

¹Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Karin Horsthuis

⁴Department of Radiology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Gina Brown

⁵Department of Radiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Ringgold ID: RIN4615)

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