Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration without rapid on site evaluation by cytopathologist: An institutional experience

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2015; 06(01): 035-036
DOI: 10.4103/0976-5042.155253

Letter to Editor

Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India

Authors

Sandeep Nijhawan

Departments of Gastroenterology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Bir Singh

Departments of Gastroenterology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Kumar Shwetanshu Narayan

Departments of Gastroenterology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Dilip Ramrakhiani

¹Department of Gastroenterology, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan

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