Farewell to the cap or is there still an indication?

Vijay Kanakadandi; Amit Rastogi

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1393046

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2015; 47(10): 873-875
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1393046

Editorial

Farewell to the cap or is there still an indication?

Authors

Vijay Kanakadandi

University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Amit Rastogi

University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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